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by iron0013 2022 days ago
I’ve been using some form of Firefox or its ancestors for 20 years, and I just cannot understand its decreasing popularity. In terms of performance, feature-richness, customizability, etc it seems to be superior to the more popular browsers. Can it really all be explained by the fact that it isn’t “pushed” by being an OS default (Edge, Safari) or by being suggested by the world’s most popular search engine (Chrome)? I don’t know what I’d do without Tree Style Tabs and the ability to irresponsibly open hundreds of tabs without worrying that the RAM usage is going to crash the browser!
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that's exactly the case. most browsers are now good enough that people don't seek out alternatives. also Google makes it super easy to integrate chrome into their ecosystem , moving out feels like a chore. Firefox needs a killer feature to get noticed. I think the Picture in picture mode comes closer but it needs something bigger