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EU browser choice rules send millions more users Firefox's way

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Re: EU browser choice rules send millions more users Firefox's way

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Both are true. Firefox is losing ground because of multiple reasons It is slower compared to Chromium ones. It is not only slower but more power hungry on mobile phones. Its sandboxing is worse than Chromium. It is less configurable for checkbox-security-applicator Microsoft IT personnel and sysadmins. Mozilla rolls out features, UX changes and removals that constantly annoy its core userbase who can actually install…

This is nice in theory, but literally never have I heard a friend saying "I tried using Firefox, but it was too slow / too power hungry / had bad sandboxing / wasn't configurable enough". Not once. What I did hear, tens of times, is "I just use X, it came preinstalled with my phone/laptop. Why should I switch?"

I use Firefox because of the multiaccount containers. But it really burns CPU cycles on my Mac, it’s insane. Even with tabs unloading automatically and everything. I don’t get it.

Chrome is not perfect but it’s significantly lighter on the battery. Safari is the lightest on Mac but the addons suck.

Memory-wise I found both to be just as bad.

Re: EU browser choice rules send millions more users Firefox's way

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This is nice in theory, but literally never have I heard a friend saying "I tried using Firefox, but it was too slow / too power hungry / had bad sandboxing / wasn't configurable enough". Not once. What I did hear, tens of times, is "I just use X, it came preinstalled with my phone/laptop. Why should I switch?"

I actually have seen this in my current company. Many developers switched browsers away from Firefox. Some even switched to Edge since it plays better with the battery. I know early adopters of Brave from its early years too. When things get a bit bigger in JIRA, Firefox's JS engine struggles with horrifying amount of JS JIRA throws at it. Same for Google Meet and Zoom. I tried and realized Firefox has a huge power c…

Sorry, I should have made it clear: my comment is about the general population. It is about why Firefox is losing market share. Not about IT people, privacy-conscious people or alike. It is about why the average Joe stopped isn't using Firefox.
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