Re:Using Firefox for a faster, calmer and distraction-free i...
by hollerith on Sunday November 10, 2019 @12:09PM
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I switched from Firefox to Chrome right after I discovered that malware on Firefox had changed so many about:config settings that I couldn't untangle my own changes to about:config from the changed made by the malware.
That and my having seen repeated assertion by HN user tptacek that Chrome's security team is the second best in the industry (behind only the iOS security team).
Well, that and the lack of any signs that Mozilla management was prioritizing improving Firefox's resistance to malware. (Mozilla's interest in using Rust I saw as a positive sign, but not particularly directly relevant to the question.) At the time, one of Mozilla's priorities was introducing a new mobile OS.
Superior video playback
Allows 2 simultaneous dictionaries
Doesn't show ads when I open a new tab
Pinch to zoom
They haven't forgotten to renew certificates so far
Smooth Gmail
Never crashed on my machine vs Firefox used to crash once a day
Superior dev tools
Doesn't cause high cpu usage in some sites like Twitch
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I'll revisit my options when/if Chrome breaks uBlock Origin on stable