If you're in lemmy and not using Firefox, then something is wrong
Plase, tell me more on how someone like me, that has been using Firefox for almos 20 years and then switched to a Chromium browsers because of all Mozilla's fuckups is doing something wrong. And yes, I'm technically very well versed. I just don't want to spend my time fixing Mozilla's bullshit and I unilaterally decided that they don't deserve me as a user.
Just use whatever you like. If Firefox is good for you, fine. Enjoy it, until it lasts, as Mozilla seems to be hell-bent on destryoing it.
I can understand the frustrations, Mozilla don't get everything right.
But personally I much prefer their ecosystem to Chromiums. Chormium is compromised by Google's control. The google driven Manifest V3 controversy around adblockers, and the FLoC privacy concerns are good examples of this.
Also there are only 3 major broswer engines left: Webkit, Blink and Gecko. Webkit and Blink are ultimately controlled & influenced by big tech corporations driven by commerical priorities including advertising, while Gecko is independent.
I'm not suggesting that is enough in itself. I do honestly personally like Firefox, but it certainly makes me much more forgiving of it when I consider the alternatives.
Chrome lost me completely when they announced the plan to change the browser's framework so that it would no longer be possible to block ads. Google is currently delaying the release but it will come someday.
I totally forgot why I switched to Firefox, but yup that was it
Better? That's tough. I think it comes down to preference and options. I've been using Firefox for ages. It's flexible and fast. It's the only meaningful competition to the Chrome universe. I'm used to the aesthetic and love it. YMMV.
@cronch_mcgurk
You forgot to add that #Firefox don't spy on is, don't sell our personal data too. And it is secure too.
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@ctrl depends on what you need. If you need extremely high performance or the newest cutting-edge features, you're better with chrome. If you favor privacy and customizability (including AdBlocking) you should use Firefox.
I used chrome for quite a while, since Firefox didn't support WebXR, but now I switched back to Firefox. I've had a few more performance problems on Firefox, including crashes, but only rarely.
Firefox all the way. Three versions in daily use here.
Better at what?
But yeah it's shitty Chrome because it's shiny, always highly adopted and implements the new fancy stuff that hasn't been even introduced into the spec.
Firefox is the morally right choice so. Not a memory hog, is stable and robust. Has all the Extensions you need and is overall really pleasent.
Sadly for some reason widevine doesn't run with it and always crashes on my machine thus I have to use chrome to watch/listen DRM streams.
Firefox has rarely let me down in the 10-ish years I've been using it.
In terms of privacy, then Firefox wins. Performance probably goes with Chrome, but not as much as it used to be to be a real concern for most users. Firefox has improved itself on performance over the years. Also, Firefox isn't planning on crippling its extensions to the extent that it affects the quality of ad-blockers, etc.
Firefox is the last bastion for defending user rights (see the whole manifest v3 saga).
If it wasn't the amazing browser it still is, I'd still pick Firefox for that sole reason.
Plus, did I say it's amazing already?
I've tried a few different browsers over the years but I always seem to end up coming back to Firefox because of its customisability. I'm not especially bothered about speed, I'm very happy to bog my browser down with more addons than I care to admit to, and leave a ridiculous number of tabs open. No other browser even comes close to allowing me to do such silly things.
I'm not touching anything google with a 10m pole... Chrome will not end up on any of my systems.
Chromium or forks of that would be ok I guess. But I'll stick to FireFox.
