zlacker

[return to "Firefox has surpassed Chrome on Speedometer"]
1. seba_d+35[view] [source] 2023-07-18 12:34:49
>>akyuu+(OP)
There was a time when Firefox felt a lot slower than Chromium, but for a few years now it's been close enough (even if still somewhat slower) to not bother me, while Firefox clearly offers superior functionality and much better performance under high load. The last time Chromium has felt attractive compared to Firefox was a really long time ago. Glad to see it moving in the right direction still.
◧◩
2. SomeHa+LQ[view] [source] 2023-07-18 15:33:20
>>seba_d+35
The thing that I really like in Chrome (which I use for work) is Tab Groups. There is nothing like it for Firefox. Even the "Simple Tab Groups" extension, which is well liked, cannot do the simple "grouping" of tabs in a larger window - it simply hides all the tabs that are not in current use (which defeats the purpose of tab groups, I can just use windows for that). Another thing that Chrome has is the ability to name individual windows for easy Alt-Tabbing. Shame that Firefox doesn't have these things (that I know of).
◧◩◪
3. TheRea+Oa1[view] [source] 2023-07-18 16:43:08
>>SomeHa+LQ
Firefox had them. In fact, it had them since version 4 [1]. Then Firefox got rid of them again [2]. For no clear reason. And then Chrome copied the idea. And that's just a messed up timeline of events.

[1] https://blog.mozilla.org/en/mozilla/firefox-4-beta-updated-w...

[2] https://venturebeat.com/mobile/mozilla-is-removing-tab-group...

◧◩◪◨
4. seba_d+ob1[view] [source] 2023-07-18 16:45:21
>>TheRea+Oa1
It still lives on as an extension: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/panorama-view...
◧◩◪◨⬒
5. TheRea+Uz4[view] [source] 2023-07-19 15:56:16
>>seba_d+ob1
But it should never have needed to be one. Every extension is an increase in security exploit surface. They removed it because "it wasn't popular enough", rather than "it had problems that don't have the capacity to fix" in a period where they had no idea what to do with FF in order to not bleed money all over the floor. Removing it was a short sighted decision that did nothing to push the needle up.
[go to top]