Modifications to Google Chromium for removing Google integration

Re:Modifications to Google Chromium for removing Google inte... by mehrdadn on Monday September 24, 2018 @04:33AM (#18055952)

So I tried moving off Chrome 68 to Firefox 62 today, and it's quite noticeably slower than Chrome. Here's a couple GIFs from Gmail to show what I mean [1]. I start both of them at the exact same frame that I release the Enter key, so you can see exactly how much longer Firefox takes. Notice that it takes longer to render the Star/Important icons, too (including the very noticeable flash of placeholder text), not merely load the page. The situation gets even worse when I install extensions, but these are on profiles that have already visited this page, but which are otherwise fresh. (Edit: Trying it on Facebook with a clean profile now. I realized I hadn't cleaned the profile before testing non-Google sites.)

So I have to say, I'm really baffled. How are people switching to Firefox and finding it to be so fast? Is this speed difference unnoticeable for everyone but me?

UPDATE:

On Facebook, I see similar speeds without extensions. However, when I browse with my usual extensions, Firefox is again noticeably slower -- even though the extensions in Firefox are literally a subset of those in Chrome. Are other people's experiences similar?

[1] https://imgur.com/a/1oFr5Q7

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Re:Modifications to Google Chromium for removing Google inte... by AsyncAwait on Monday September 24, 2018 @04:36AM (#18055965)

> Firefox 62 today, and it's quite noticeably slower than Chrome. Here's a couple GIFs from Gmail to show what I mean

If you use any Google service in Firefox, it's slowed down by Google on purpose, so you don't switch. I'd use a 3rd party email client or switch off Gmail, otherwise I just let Google know their sleazy tactics work.

Other than that, I notice Firefox having some performance issues specifically on macOS. I'm using it as my primary browser on Linux and since v57 it has been super fast.

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Re:Modifications to Google Chromium for removing Google inte... by ar-jan on Monday September 24, 2018 @04:50AM (#18056025)

What about non-Google sites? I wouldn't be surprised if Google somehow deliberately made Gmail's interface slower for non-Chrome (or optimized Chrome for Gmail, whatever), similar to what they do with YouTube.

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Re:Modifications to Google Chromium for removing Google inte... by mehrdadn on Monday September 24, 2018 @04:56AM (#18056045)

I just remembered that my Facebook test was with my usual extensions enabled. I didn't try it with a clean profile on Facebook yet, so I'm trying that now.

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Re:Modifications to Google Chromium for removing Google inte... by pnenp on Monday September 24, 2018 @04:57AM (#18056046)

I made the same switch (on Ubuntu) yesterday. For me, the performance is the same, if not better in FF. What does feel less slick in FF is the UI (Settings etc.).

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Re:Modifications to Google Chromium for removing Google inte... by maaaats on Monday September 24, 2018 @04:58AM (#18056052)

Using Gmail as test-bench is not exactly a fair comparison.

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