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How about we use this thread to discuss Firefox 5 and not turn it into the 34892nd Chrome vs Firefox flamewar? | ||
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redmarine
Denmark165 Posts
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FenneK
France1231 Posts
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Mohdoo
United States15743 Posts
There is currently a typo in the warning box for this thread. Currently, it says "How about we use this thread to discuss Firefox 5 and not turn it into the 34892th Chrome vs Firefox flamewar?". However, it ending with 92, means that it should be followed by a "nd", not a "th". On topic: I look forward to giving this a shot, though it is always saddening when some of my ad-ons don't work =( | ||
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0x64
Finland4629 Posts
So strange. 4->5 one month? | ||
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Drake
Germany6146 Posts
On May 27 2011 03:11 SupremeMe wrote: Really? I mean the only thing that Chrome has for it as a browser is the reputation of being fast. IMO even Opera, which is quite an awesome broswer tbh, is better. The Big fluke with chrome is not having an adblock. well my have ^^ i love chrome  i had opera before but well chrome is just easier with more comfort cause well ok its mainstream but i like it personally i have firefox AND chrome on my pc i not understand the hate between its both great ^^ | ||
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andrewnguyener
United States548 Posts
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rabidch
United States20289 Posts
On May 27 2011 03:11 SupremeMe wrote: Really? I mean the only thing that Chrome has for it as a browser is the reputation of being fast. IMO even Opera, which is quite an awesome broswer tbh, is better. The Big fluke with chrome is not having an adblock. i use both, chrome handles javascript ajax and everything else perfectly and very fast. its reliable and does its job, but i dont use it for browsing sites that much. it does have an adblock but it sucks compared to firefox and even operas adblock | ||
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darklordjac
Canada2231 Posts
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zzaT
United States3 Posts
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andrewnguyener
United States548 Posts
On June 22 2011 03:43 zzaT wrote: wish they'd just make it less computer usage i agree. it uses more than i'd expect a browser to use. might just stick to chrome | ||
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lbmaian
United States689 Posts
On June 22 2011 03:43 zzaT wrote: wish they'd just make it less computer usage http://www.ghacks.net/2011/06/13/firefox-5-gets-faster-connections-up-next-memory-improvements/ | ||
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SaetZero
United States855 Posts
didn't read the thread, couldn't care less about firefox, but throwing it out the articles has some details if your into it | ||
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Patriot.dlk
Sweden5462 Posts
On May 27 2011 03:11 SupremeMe wrote: Really? I mean the only thing that Chrome has for it as a browser is the reputation of being fast. IMO even Opera, which is quite an awesome broswer tbh, is better. The Big fluke with chrome is not having an adblock. I used Firefox for a very, very long time before making the switch when Firefox 4 came. Adblock is hugely overrated in the modern internet (imo) because I support all the sites I frequent and I want them to make money. Further Chrome has plenty of things going for it it still wins a lot of the tests and stuff I've seen. Also It has the addon gleebox that is no longer supported in firefox and that is completely unavailable in Firefox 4, can't live whiteout it. Also it's not just a reputation of being fast. My laptop is 4 years old and when it's loading up my icons etc after startup I can click Firefox and wait a few seconds and then click Chrome, Chrome will start several seconds faster. Chrome has a snappy minimalism feel to it GUI wise and feels more fluid to use. This is my full reasoning for quitting Firefox when 4 was released: My favorite addon now unsupported awesome bar no longer using "i am lucky" when typing random string (yes it's configurable but it hurt my feelings and I felt misunderstood as a user) Poor gmail extensions Worse GUI No longer any interest in blocking ads | ||
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nam nam
Sweden4672 Posts
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lbmaian
United States689 Posts
On June 22 2011 03:52 nam nam wrote: Do people not read the shiny overlay at the top of the thread? Well it doesn't say anything about Opera :D | ||
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Sabu113
United States11087 Posts
Do still use firefox for addblockpro. Hope 5 fixes all the problems of 4 t.t | ||
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Chaosvuistje
Netherlands2581 Posts
*chokes every firefox <5 user against the wall* update! As a webdesigner I'd love to expand my css features. Any support is good support! | ||
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JeeJee
Canada5652 Posts
On June 22 2011 03:45 andrewnguyener wrote: i agree. it uses more than i'd expect a browser to use. might just stick to chrome I agree, the usage is kind of worrisome. The link posted by lbmaian with the AreWeSlimYet project sounds promising though. I never actually realized how much it uses.. right now I have 8 tabs open, all of them are very simple tabs like teamliquid, or a picture, or another forum. The most resource intensive tabs are my gmail tab and my facebook tab (I'm guessing.. since everything else is just static text or a picture). And yet it uses up 500mb! I opened up the exact same tabs in ie7 (haven't updated IE in a while apparently) and it only used 250mb after a lil while. The test may not be accurate since ff has been running longer, and keeps more stuff in memory (like "re-open last closed tab" or whatever), but still, the magnitude of the difference is more than just that. Still love FF though, and the new default UI changes in 4.0 are awesome once I got them how I like it. I don't think any browser can ever possibly be more space efficient than my current setup =D. Anyway, fingers crossed for the AreWeSlimYet project | ||
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jlim
Spain943 Posts
opera > ff & chrome sincerely, a ff user since ff 1.x | ||
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NicolBolas
United States1388 Posts
wish they'd just make it less computer usage I have no idea what this means. If you mean less resource usage, FF5 is far slimmer than FF4; I haven't even reached 300MB of memory usage, when FF4 often reached 500MB within a few hours. It's also surprisingly fast to start. So they're clearly moving in the right direction. Adblock is hugely overrated in the modern internet (imo) because I support all the sites I frequent and I want them to make money. I have gotten viruses two times in my life. The first was due to a WinXP network exploit. The second was because of some ad on a random site. Ever since then, I shut off all Javascript by default. I'll open it up temporarily as needed, or permanently for sites that I frequent (that use Javascript). But it's just too much of a vulnerability to have on by default. Browsing the web without a good Javascript blocker is like having sex without a condom. You might do it with people you know well, but you certainly don't want to do it with some random person off the street. And if you do, then you'll eventually get what you expect to. | ||
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