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We've seen a lot of these press releases reprinted as articles about Vivaldi this week, but despite their claims more features != catering to power users. I'm
by ebbv 12y ago
We've seen a lot of these press releases reprinted as articles about Vivaldi this week, but despite their claims more features != catering to power users.
I'm a web developer, I spend at least 10 hours a day in a web browser. Usually several of them. Usually with several windows spread across several desktops, and a large number of tabs in each window. If you want to appeal to me, use resources efficiently. So far every metric I've seen of Vivaldi shows it is a memory hog.
They tout the idea that the browser comes with features which are only available as extensions in other browsers. That's not a feature. The browser should come with only absolutely essential features and the rest should be extensions. I don't want my browser bloated with a ton of features I'll never use, and neither does somebody else who likes a different feature set than me. By trying to cater to everyone at once, you're actually making your product terrible for everyone.