but getting these negatives: 1. super huge memory use and dozens of processes, easy to completely fill memory of a super workstation 2. every keypress and webpage action recorded by big firm 3. lack of plugins in mobile version 4. hated and blocked by companies
Ask HN: What's stopping you from using Firefox as your primary browser?
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Re: Ask HN: What's stopping you from using Firefox as your primary browser?
#92Can't login to comment here. It may be one the following extensions 'pocket', 'ublock origin' or 'pushbullet'. That said, I do switch back and forth between firefox and edge as default browser, depending on activity.
Re: Ask HN: What's stopping you from using Firefox as your primary browser?
#93Re: Ask HN: What's stopping you from using Firefox as your primary browser?
#94There is only 1 reason I stopped using Firefox completely. I cannot search with Google in the search bar. (This is in Linux Mint). I use search a lot and basically all the search engines on offer are sub-par. I use Chromium and Opera also, and have them all running, but I wont touch Firefox.
It's certainly possible, it's one of the first tweaks I make on a fresh install. You may have to add a search provider, or change the default, but it's quite easy.
The only thing I can think of is that the bundled FF is old or is a fork that for some reason is not including that ability to do so in your case... I tend to use nightly whenever possible, so I don't remember what the default is or how old it is.
Re: Ask HN: What's stopping you from using Firefox as your primary browser?
#95Current progressive process struct renewal.
# after renewal : retry primary browser planned :)