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by colept 3299 days ago
You are spreading misinformation.

http://zdnet3.cbsistatic.com/hub/i/r/2016/06/18/77931904-cbe...

While of June 2016 - Safari is still among the top browsers I see for my website visitors.

Yes Chrome uses more battery - but Safari also has use of native API's that integrate tightly with the Apple Ecosystem. Chrome has its own sync, bookmarks, password manager, etc. Safari is great if you don't need Gmail or Google Calendar - but Chrome integrates better with it's other product offerings.

> ignoring standards like "filter: blur()" > This is false.

Wrong again. Using "filter: blur()" with a background image will make that image disappear in certain circumstances. Instead Apple implemented its own "backdrop-filter" which is not cross-compatible between features.

Planned or not, backdrop-filter is currently not supported in Chrome by default. Or any other browser. http://caniuse.com/css-backdrop-filter/embed

>I don't see how you can consider Firefox a leader anymore. That browser is a mess, hopefully they make a comeback.

Again misinformation. Chrome and Firefox have the leading browser scores for features supported:

http://caniuse.com/

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Battery power matters a lot for thin/light devices (like Macs). There are cases when I'll refuse to use an app that only supports chrome, just because chrome takes up so much power.