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Re: Chrome vs Firefox (Scripting News)

Alexander Sol — Fri, 29 Apr 2011 18:20:54 -0000

definitely chrome has the best performance. my choise is chrome. vote at http://coolometer.org/chrom...

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binterest.com — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 15:48:17 -0000

Its available for Mac & Extensions instead of Add-ons...

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jshgb — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 05:59:44 -0000

I've found myself using firefox as my primary browser because Chrome lacks some preference configurability: erase all temps on exit,...

However Chrome has some advantages over firefox: opens faster, divides into multiple process to take better throughput from multiple cores. But for me, security is more important at the moment

Re: Chrome vs Firefox (Scripting News)

Zikk — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 08:37:15 -0000

Firefox is quite more popular for regular internet surfer/blogger.
Also best for porn searcher (LOL) because its security is like IE but faster.
But after Google launches chrome, Firefox's popularity collides.
We all know that Google is the most popular web search engine and the fastest as well.
Although it lacks of security for minor ages and internet newbies.
But because of its incredible speed, people tend to shift over to it.
So when we compare the two internet browsers, it's just a matter of speed vs. security.
For speed, it definitely is Chrome. Although Firefox is 3rd in speedy browsers, there is still a noticeable gap.
For security, go for Firefox. Its security is comparable to IE, which is known for stylish and secured connections.
It also has a block list which gives warning to suspected hack sites.

I use Firefox for browsing, but I think I like chrome for downloading.

Re: Chrome vs Firefox (Scripting News)

fishcake — Sat, 16 May 2009 17:38:46 -0000

i'm a regular firefox user, and i just tried chrome. i have a 2gig, 2.5ghz sytem, chrome is very quick to launch and load pages vs. firefox, though firefox isn't a snail itself. but i just can't live without firefox's adblock, flash-block and noscript.

i just visited my typical site, www.forbes.com . using chrome, i realized that firefox has spoiled me, i never realized how these sites are a nightmare to the senses with all of the annoying adds.

i just uninstalled chrome. but, i would be happy to switch once adblock, flash block and etc. add-ons are available for chrome.

Re: Chrome vs Firefox (Scripting News)

lilykudrow — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 09:19:36 -0000

Firefox is good. I love it.
Is google Chrome innovation or emulation?
http://www.techunits.com/co...

Re: Chrome vs Firefox (Scripting News)

Gary — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 14:10:04 -0000

"... How long has it been since any browser shipped a feature that made a difference to users? Not just safety, which is important as I said, but something fun and empowering?? ..."

Stylish
NoScript

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Japanese Website Developer — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 04:24:23 -0000

I think both Chrome and Firefox are quiet good when comparing to Internet Explorer. The biggest problem is that most of people never try Chrome neither Firefox because IE is shipped as a standard. It is terrible that we have Microsoft that does not let easily to choose other browsers for 'normal' users. I wish one day we will use different OS where most of people will use Chrome or Firefox rather then IE.

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Peter Renshaw — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 19:29:36 -0000

"... How long has it been since any browser shipped a feature that made a difference to users? Not just safety, which is important as I said, but something fun and empowering?? ..."

I remember http://flock.com/about had a good run for a while. Must have a look at it again. Open in various flavours ~ http://flock.com/versions

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Edwin Khodabakchian — Sun, 22 Mar 2009 18:24:37 -0000

Chris. I think that you are right on: There has been a lot of progress under the hood re: better web development: HTML 5, much faster JS, CSS, Canvas. A lot of interesting innovation that will continue to push the limit of what can be built using open web technologies.

I think that Mozilla is doing the right thing: trying to offer the best implementation of those standards and over an open and flexible platform where people can experiment with the next wave of those standards.

The result is that IE, Safari and Chrome are now all forced to go that direction (bye bye flex, silverlight, cocoa and other proprietary framework). Web developers win and ultimately the user wins through better apps.

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Samir Talwar — Sun, 22 Mar 2009 09:28:34 -0000

You can use Firefox bookmark keywords to do the same thing.

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Mark Lowne — Sun, 22 Mar 2009 08:21:05 -0000

>>> We're so concerned with malware and who's killing who, we forgot to move forward in interesting and fun ways. Or am I missing something.

My take on how to move forward - it's on the longish side, skip towards the end ;)

http://blog.marklowne.com/p...

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amorson — Sun, 22 Mar 2009 05:25:17 -0000

Dave, whats your must-have plugins?

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Erik S. — Sat, 21 Mar 2009 18:44:38 -0000

I couldn't agree more. This post made me realize that the Firefox add-ons I consider must-haves help work around performance & stability issues.

I like that people at Mozilla are trying to push the user experience forward, but I'd rather they focus on getting the basics right first.

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Erik S. — Sat, 21 Mar 2009 18:37:37 -0000

I like the awesome bar too, but I'd trade it for more stability and better performance. Firefox lets users open more tabs than it can reasonably handle. I'd rather see them get important existing features right before chasing "awesomeness"

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achernow — Sat, 21 Mar 2009 11:40:48 -0000

I was just mentioning to a friend last night that the one big thing that I wish that Chrome had was Foxmarks. I run Chrome on my netbook because Firefox has become so bloated and memory hoggy that it's slow and takes forever to load. Chrome pops up and is ready to go super fast.

Of course, that's my only Windows machine. I'm otherwise a Mac user, with an iMac 24" and a Powerbook Titanium. (Or Linux in the case of my DVR.)

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Jean-François Noël — Sat, 21 Mar 2009 10:50:37 -0000

I use Ubiquity as a plugin in FF to do just what you describe as Shortcut preferences. So that is one I want to keep.

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Jean-François Noël — Sat, 21 Mar 2009 10:42:44 -0000

Chrome pushes Firefox in the back and this is good. I think because of initiative like Chrome, FF will get faster and pick up some other great features of Chrome.

You speak of stability and there is a feature FF has to take from Chrome and it is Tab isolation. So each tab can be killed individually when they don't behave, while you have to kill FF when only one tab is freezing up.

With Safari and Firefox we have a nice start to face IE and Chrome is a nice addition. I'm not preaching for the disappearance of IE, I just think good competition will force MS to make a better browser and keep working on it. We saw what MS did when they were the only game in town.

Re: Chrome vs Firefox (Scripting News)

Chris 'face' Janton — Sat, 21 Mar 2009 09:12:14 -0000

OmniWeb for the Mac - it's now available for no $ - different from no cost. It costs some time to learn it's neat tricks.

One of my favorites - Shortcut preferences allow things like "g some search criteria"
to do a google search - or "imdb Jon Favreau" to look for the artist in the imdb

I wonder which Firefox add-ons you can't live without.

Re: Chrome vs Firefox (Scripting News)

Steve Moyer — Sat, 21 Mar 2009 09:11:55 -0000

I have a dream ...

and while the speech before pales in irrelevance compared to that of Martin Luther King Jr, it is what I'm hoping for.

I dream that you won't notice any browser in the future, because they all render the content the same way.

I dream that Moore's law makes the rendering speed and JavaScript execution speed irrelevant, because our eye's can't perceive a noticeable difference.

I dream that the EU wouldn't care whether Microsoft bundles IE with Windows or not because I'm tired of hearing about it and who cares what browser they're using.

I dream that web applications can be developed to a standard and that people just ignore browsers that don't render properly.

I dream that no one cares about sandboxes, because the underlying security is strong.

I dream that no one cares about sandboxes, because the average user is smart enough to avoid danger.

So yes ... I think the ambiguity of the web browser is a good thing, but agree that, for now, I can't live without my Firefox plugins (primarily for web development).

Re: Chrome vs Firefox (Scripting News)

Stanley_Krute — Sat, 21 Mar 2009 07:57:12 -0000

I like Chrome's speed and steadiness and Acid3 score.

But I only use it to get an extra LogMeIn session going and to run Google docs saved as application shortcuts.

Reason: I need my Firefox add-ons to create a pleasing tool. Current set includes: Adblock Plus, Colorful Tabs, EditCSS, Firebug, GMarks, Googlebar, IE Tab, New Tab Button on Tab Right, Speed Dial, Split Browser, UnMHT, and Web Developer. Each provides functionality I would not want to surf without.

Compared to my add-ons-equipped Firefox, Safari and Chrome feel like tricycles next to a space shuttle.

-- stan

Re: Chrome vs Firefox (Scripting News)

garylerude — Sat, 21 Mar 2009 07:43:08 -0000

Huh. I just tried what you mention and -- you're absolutely right. In some
cases I get a list of Google search results, in some cases a web site with
what I was looking for (like the Google *I'm feeling lucky* search
selection).
Thanks for pointing out that Firefox feature. I likely never would have
discovered it otherwise.

Re: Chrome vs Firefox (Scripting News)

Nickolay — Sat, 21 Mar 2009 07:08:57 -0000

Please just ignore him. I don't think many people at Mozilla appreciate the flames he posts. It's disgusting.

Re: Chrome vs Firefox (Scripting News)

John Hardy — Sat, 21 Mar 2009 07:05:38 -0000

Chrome deep down is Safari (webkit), but it's a Safari without all the "chrome" and other cruft that makes it needlessly slow and nearly as clunky as Firefox.

I can understand why people don't "get" the reason for Chrome, it doesnt seem to offer much more than other browsers and in fact offers much less in some areas. But after using it for several months I find there's very little that I miss from the other browsers.

(I should point out that I test my own web pages with all five major browsers on a daily basis so I haven't really stopped using anything)

Re: Chrome vs Firefox (Scripting News)

Thor — Sat, 21 Mar 2009 06:57:32 -0000

++ Me too on the FF awesome textbox or whatever that is exactly how I search google, etc...and the hot key is in motor memory.