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Re:Microsoft fixes 5-year-old Defender bug, reducing Firefox... by ChuckNorris89 on Monday April 10, 2023 @03:52PM (#35516615)
>Safari is significantly more efficient.

Based on the increased laptop battery life I notice, so is using Edge on Windows.

It makes sense that both Apple and Microsoft can extract the best out of their OS + browser. There's no way Firefox can compete on such OS specific optimizations.

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Re:Microsoft fixes 5-year-old Defender bug, reducing Firefox... by 908B64B197 on Monday April 10, 2023 @07:40PM (#35518791)
> so is using Edge on Windows.

The new Edge based on Chromium performs better than Chrome with regards to power consumptions.

The old Edge was even better in terms of power consumption. Like a few extra hours of battery life.

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Re:Microsoft fixes 5-year-old Defender bug, reducing Firefox... by gorby91 on Monday April 10, 2023 @09:52PM (#35519724)
To continue to overextend the analogy though, that's asking people to use Edge over Chrome or Firefox is like trying to market the Smart Car. Few people want to be seen driving it, fuel efficiency be damned.
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Re:Microsoft fixes 5-year-old Defender bug, reducing Firefox... by BizarroLand on Tuesday April 11, 2023 @07:05PM (#35532909)
And no browser is more efficient that simply turning off your computer and reading by daylight.
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