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Re:Using Firefox for a faster, calmer and distraction-free i... by hu3 on Sunday November 10, 2019 @11:54AM (#21498786)
Better energy efficiency

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

Re:Using Firefox for a faster, calmer and distraction-free i... by hollerith on Sunday November 10, 2019 @12:09PM (#21498876)
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.

Re:Using Firefox for a faster, calmer and distraction-free i... by neiman on Sunday November 10, 2019 @12:00PM (#21498823)
Thank you for the reply, I guess it's a matter of usage/machine, since I have none of the issues you mentioned.