[cyberrock]

To most modern users, web browsers kinda suck if they don't know URLs. For example, if they want to find an item they saw on Amazon, searching it in browser history just sucks compared to the in-service search.

A lot of users also use browsers like they use their Desktop folder, which is to say they have 100s of tabs open. The fact that apps enforce quitting and limited state is a plus to them, hence mobile Chrome adding an automatic inactive tabs cleanup feature (which mobile FF removed for some reason?).

Browsers really should've adapted to this reality with some UI/UX changes, like showing relevant site history. But none of them are actually interested in improving UI/UX, and the few changes that do get through just piss off long-term users.

[Akronymus]

> To most modern users, web browsers kinda suck if they don't know URLs. For example, if they want to find an item they saw on Amazon, searching it in browser history just sucks compared to the in-service search.

And, more and more, browsers are trying to hide the URL as much as possible. Which is REAPLY annoying.