Firefox is the new IE
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- fugged
If it weren't for Firebug, I'd probably never launch that memory hog again.
- version30
fugged is the new fouty
- +5airey
- +two ripe chestnutsDr_Sparkleshine
- airey - your're a cunt.fugged
- CyBrain0
I find that any browser is a memory hog. Especially if you like to keep a bunch of tabs open and they're heavy flash sites. I also think the garbage collection methods in AS3 are too difficult for developers.
- MakeBelieve0
Yep, i've switched to Chrome. Firefox is brilliant but a memory hog and slow. Only open it for Firebug and web dev tools.
Chrome all the way.
- ukit0
I prefer Chrome on the PC, FF on Mac
- egosmoke0
Feel the same. Chrome all the way. Once they release the mac version, it's goodbye FF.
- ukit0
THere is a Chrome Beta for Mac but I didn't notice a performance edge over FF, in fact it seemed slightly slower. FF on Mac seems to lack whatever is slowing down FF PC, it cruises along just as well as Chrome on PC for me.
- sublocked0
FYI - mac people...JS performance / page loading is faster in Safari than FF as well.
Safari / Chrome both use the webkit rendering engine.
I find FF to be a hog as well, but keep it for Firebug. Safari has a decent developer console now and I've been using it from time to time as well.
- fugged0
I just switched back to the Mac platform after 9 years away, so I just started using Safari. I'm impressed. And chrome rocks too. Super fast.
I've seen FF's memory footprint @ 1 gig. Totally ridiculous.
It sucks that the best browsers, have the least market share.
p.s. Sorry for the rant thread.
- ukit0
FF on PC used to be good, what did they do to ruin it?
- eating_tv0
Isn't Chrome a bit like HAL or Big Brother? IE: Slurping your browsing info for Google's own dastardly statistics?
- airey0
if your browser memory usage is an issue buy more ram. you fucking douchebag.
- correction, make that 'tight-arse douchebag'airey
- what? not "douchy clown nugget"?Dr_Sparkleshine
- that has got to be the most retarded logic i've seen lately.fugged
- ukit0
Yeah you douche don't question the product's quality just buy more
- version30
yeah, buy douche!
- airey0
- That looks like the type Len Cheeseman did for Mac’s beer?thatboyneave
- Is that custom type or a face?nikdaum
- faceairey
- ernexbcn0
Chrome is getting pretty soon extensions, so yeah, fuck Firefox, it's become a system hog.
- eating_tv0
I just can't help but ask again:
"Isn't Chrome a bit like HAL or Big Brother? IE: Slurping your browsing info for Google's own dastardly statistics?"I don't want Google to Chrome over all my stats
- ukit0
THis is not unique to Chrome, everyone knows everything about you anyway, including those "sexy Miley Cyrus pics" you Googled last weekend you perv.
- fugged0
http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/go…
And unless you are requesting something specifically @ google.com you can always block extra traffic with apps like little snitch or a firewall.