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So I was really disappointed in Firefox as my second browser (first is Safari; yeah it's the platform lock; Apple should be forced to open it up). So few days b

So I was really disappointed in Firefox as my second browser (first is Safari; yeah it's the platform lock; Apple should be forced to open it up). So few days back I decided to set up on my new (2020) MacBook Air and this time I installed Brave. Goodness! It's a dumpster fire. Wallets, crypto, and what not - all over. I scrambled around and disabled, fixed some and all that but then things kept happening and I panicked and immediately uninstalled it clean and then installed Firefox. I will keep cursing Mozilla for actively and consistently ruining Firefox but this really is the better browser out there, even now. Unless there are others that I have not tried. Vivaldi, Opera? Are they good now? Is Camino living in shape or form even now? I would not mind a Mozilla blessed theme/extension pack that turns Firefox into Camino of olden times. But the best would be forcing Apple to open the OS' browser gates.

PH95VuimJjqBqy 3y ago
you panicked over using a browser?
BAHKA 3y ago
What lock are you talking about on macOS? What gates should Apple open and why? You can use any browser you wish, be it Firefox, Chrome, Brave, whatever. I have been using Macs since 2008 and can't remember myself using Safari for anything else then just to download Firefox or Chromium-based something...
- crossroadsguy 3y ago
  I think I messed up my comment mixing locking of browser space on iOS and added that to macOS as well but yes that’s not the case. But then what could be the reason Firefox feels very slow and not as performnat compared to Safari - I think Appel may not be to blame? Anyway that’s what I meant and I was wrong. My bad.
soundnote 3y ago
That seems odd. Like, yeah, it has a bunch of stuff, but it's also very easy to toss out what you don't like. Just right click whatever elements in the browser UI you don't like and they're gone, new tab page is customizable. The rest is checking Appearance settings and that's it. You get Chrome, but better, more or less.

PH95VuimJjqBqy 3y ago

you panicked over using a browser?

BAHKA 3y ago

What lock are you talking about on macOS? What gates should Apple open and why? You can use any browser you wish, be it Firefox, Chrome, Brave, whatever. I have been using Macs since 2008 and can't remember myself using Safari for anything else then just to download Firefox or Chromium-based something...

crossroadsguy 3y ago
I think I messed up my comment mixing locking of browser space on iOS and added that to macOS as well but yes that’s not the case. But then what could be the reason Firefox feels very slow and not as performnat compared to Safari - I think Appel may not be to blame? Anyway that’s what I meant and I was wrong. My bad.

soundnote 3y ago

That seems odd. Like, yeah, it has a bunch of stuff, but it's also very easy to toss out what you don't like. Just right click whatever elements in the browser UI you don't like and they're gone, new tab page is customizable. The rest is checking Appearance settings and that's it. You get Chrome, but better, more or less.