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Re:Microsoft proves the critics right: We’re heading toward ... by snaky on Tuesday March 12, 2019 @06:57AM (#19366925)
What if some browser would exist that could render only 90% of pages fully correct, but would be twice as fast as Chrome and use 30% of memory?
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Re:Microsoft proves the critics right: We’re heading toward ... by SUr3na on Tuesday March 12, 2019 @07:18AM (#19367040)
I would use it and recommend it to people I know, as I already do. But how about no browser at all? How about I use my own video player to watch a file I received over network? We have essentially operating systems(web browsers) with pipelines, processes and sandboxing just to be completely ignored by websites which instead shove a message "install our app" down our throat.
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Re:Microsoft proves the critics right: We’re heading toward ... by pcwalton on Tuesday March 12, 2019 @04:44PM (#19372820)
Impossible. Look at what your memory usage in a browser goes to (about:memory). Most of it is DOM/JS, images, media, etc.: things that are used by well over 90% of pages.
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Re:Microsoft proves the critics right: We’re heading toward ... by themacguffinman on Tuesday March 12, 2019 @08:07PM (#19374378)
I think Safari fits that mold pretty well. It often trades features for simplicity and resource efficiency.
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Re:Microsoft proves the critics right: We’re heading toward ... by eveningsteps on Tuesday March 12, 2019 @06:59AM (#19366940)
You mean, Internet Explorer?
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Re:Microsoft proves the critics right: We’re heading toward ... by snaky on Tuesday March 12, 2019 @07:01AM (#19366950)
> twice as fast

I doubt it.

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Re:Microsoft proves the critics right: We’re heading toward ... by wmeredith on Tuesday March 12, 2019 @07:48AM (#19367224)
You just described my user experience with Brave.
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Re:Microsoft proves the critics right: We’re heading toward ... by dest on Tuesday March 12, 2019 @09:33AM (#19367929)
Huh, is'nt Brave built on libChromium?
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Re:Microsoft proves the critics right: We’re heading toward ... by 0-_-0 on Tuesday March 12, 2019 @09:32AM (#19367915)
What doesn't Brave render correctly? (Asking out of curiosity, not provocation.)
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