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Yes, pretty much. While I don't concur with Mozilla 100% of the time, it is still the only major browser that I can have control (e.g.: by still having Manifest

by kokada 2y ago

Yes, pretty much. While I don't concur with Mozilla 100% of the time, it is still the only major browser that I can have control (e.g.: by still having Manifest V2 extensions available). Also most of controversial choices in Firefox can be disabled or changed in `about:config`.

scarface_74 2y ago
What about the choice not to optimize for battery efficiency on my Mac?
- julienwaj 2y ago
  Can you please elaborate on that?
  - Klonoar 2y ago
    They may be referring to the fact that Firefox is probably the worst on battery of the 3 main browsers when used on macOS. Safari does admittedly set a very high bar though, and only cares about 1-2 platforms at most.
  - scarface_74 2y ago
    Neither Firefox nor Chrome optimize for battery efficiency like Safari does on Macs or Edge does for Windows. I’m not trying to be the “just Google it” guy without citations. But I couldn’t find a definitive citation - just general discussions and some YouTube videos including earlier discussions on HN. I searched for “firefox vs safari battery mac” and the same for Edge on Windows.
    - lern_too_spel 2y ago
      Chrome doesn't optimize for battery efficiency like Safari on Macs. It optimizes better than Safari. https://birchtree.me/blog/everyone-says-chrome-devastates-mac-battery-life-but-does-it-i-tested-for-36-hours-to-find-out/ https://birchtree.me/blog/everyone-says-chrome-devastates-ma...
- kokada 2y ago
  Safari have only 2 platforms (actually one since they share pretty much the same kernel and much of the user space code) to support vs Firefox needs to support 4 (macOS, Android, Linux and Windows). I would be surprised if Firefox was the most battery efficient browser on macOS.
- asadotzler 2y ago
  You didn't say "like Safari does" and instead made the bullshit and unsupported claim that they chose not to optimize. That's some uninformed garbage if I've ever seen it.

by kokada 2y ago

scarface_74 2y ago

What about the choice not to optimize for battery efficiency on my Mac?

julienwaj 2y ago
Can you please elaborate on that?
- Klonoar 2y ago
  They may be referring to the fact that Firefox is probably the worst on battery of the 3 main browsers when used on macOS. Safari does admittedly set a very high bar though, and only cares about 1-2 platforms at most.
- scarface_74 2y ago
  Neither Firefox nor Chrome optimize for battery efficiency like Safari does on Macs or Edge does for Windows. I’m not trying to be the “just Google it” guy without citations. But I couldn’t find a definitive citation - just general discussions and some YouTube videos including earlier discussions on HN. I searched for “firefox vs safari battery mac” and the same for Edge on Windows.
  - lern_too_spel 2y ago
    Chrome doesn't optimize for battery efficiency like Safari on Macs. It optimizes better than Safari. https://birchtree.me/blog/everyone-says-chrome-devastates-mac-battery-life-but-does-it-i-tested-for-36-hours-to-find-out/ https://birchtree.me/blog/everyone-says-chrome-devastates-ma...
kokada 2y ago
Safari have only 2 platforms (actually one since they share pretty much the same kernel and much of the user space code) to support vs Firefox needs to support 4 (macOS, Android, Linux and Windows). I would be surprised if Firefox was the most battery efficient browser on macOS.
asadotzler 2y ago
You didn't say "like Safari does" and instead made the bullshit and unsupported claim that they chose not to optimize. That's some uninformed garbage if I've ever seen it.