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I did not switch to Chrome a few years back because it was better, but for because Firefox was worse. If both would've worked fine I of course would've not chan

by wmt 12y ago

I did not switch to Chrome a few years back because it was better, but for because Firefox was worse. If both would've worked fine I of course would've not changed. I don't know about today, but a few years back starting up Firefox was painfully slow, and when an update arrived it would first nag you about it and then during restart started checking for extension compatibilies. Even using felt sluggish and was temporarily fixed by running the sqlite vacuum in it db. Chrome for whatever reason had none these issues, and it felt even slightly nicer to use, with usability enhancements all around like more fluid animations in tab moving, and all settings on a nicely laid out web view instead of a tiny modeless window with 10 tabs. I really hope Firefox can not just catch up, but go past Chrome. Unfortunately the last time I tried it not too long ago, it didn't start but instead wanted to show that it is checking for extension compatibilies. Didn't exactly fill me with excitement.

holri 12y ago
An open and free Web is much more important than those ridiculous personal complaints about tiny issues.
- anko 12y ago
  Just interested, aren't blink/webkit still open? As long as that is true, it seems to me that there is no worries with using chrome. If google starts doing dev behind closed doors, people will just fork blink/webkit and build new browsers. I don't understand the argument that using chrome is anti-open source.
  - dkns 12y ago
    But forking blink/webkit would be a huge undertaking for anyone interested, wouldn't it? I'm not sure if there are that many companies out there who would like to go that route (imagine web browser made by facebook, that would be interesting).
  - holri 12y ago
    It is about an open WEB not Open Source. An Open Source Browser controlled by a big corporation is still a problem if it has a giant market share.
- seanflyon 12y ago
  How does Chrome discourage an open web?

by wmt 12y ago

holri 12y ago

An open and free Web is much more important than those ridiculous personal complaints about tiny issues.

anko 12y ago
Just interested, aren't blink/webkit still open? As long as that is true, it seems to me that there is no worries with using chrome. If google starts doing dev behind closed doors, people will just fork blink/webkit and build new browsers. I don't understand the argument that using chrome is anti-open source.
- dkns 12y ago
  But forking blink/webkit would be a huge undertaking for anyone interested, wouldn't it? I'm not sure if there are that many companies out there who would like to go that route (imagine web browser made by facebook, that would be interesting).
- holri 12y ago
  It is about an open WEB not Open Source. An Open Source Browser controlled by a big corporation is still a problem if it has a giant market share.
seanflyon 12y ago
How does Chrome discourage an open web?