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by kimagure 4834 days ago
I switched from Chrome to Firefox... tab groups, the extensions available, and actually being able to save and sync my search keywords across computers (instead of being stuck with a 2 yr old settings) are some big features for me.

Oh, also that Greasemonkey itself is very easy to use.

I might consider trying out Opera again in the future, since its mouse gestures are very responsive and the interface looks nice (to me). However, lots of web pages didn't render properly for me the last time I used it (3+ yrs ago)

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Me too. I switched back to Firefox after 2+ years using Chrome. But it's more because I like Mozilla's way of doing things, principles and filosofy. And I'm trying to avoid stuff that companies like Google offers.
I switched from IE to Firefox and, looking back, I don't regret it, for the very same reason. Mozilla is the only non-profit and Mozilla is by far the best FOSS browser. Besides, Mozilla keeps pushing for new and better schemes and is one of the few companies that won't track your web usage.

I just wish more people knew about these. Most people just look at the speed with one tab open and pick Chrome.

> Oh, also that Greasemonkey itself is very easy to use.

TamperMonkey[1] works exactly the same in Chrome/Chromium and to some extent in Android.

[1] http://tampermonkey.net/

Tampermonkey felt really clunky and just randomly didn't trigger my scripts. Also it was ugly.

Good on the guys who develop it though. I really didn't see any feasible alternatives for userscript management.