Now is the time to switch back to Firefox

http://www.zdnet.com/now-is-the-time-to-switch-back-to-firefox-7000028641/

by yati • 12 years ago

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gjvc• 12 years ago

This is merely another article capitalizing on manufactured outrage. Much of the article is centered around the size of tabs in the browser window, and how to cope when you have 80 of them open.

The author appears confused at the end when he says "Security is the area where Firefox is weakest", but then hedges himself saying "so using Chrome doesn't guarantee security either". Weak sauce.

SixSigma• 12 years ago

Also, after Firefox crashes

Now there's a recommendation

robobro• 12 years ago

Or Seamonkey! It's even smoother.

SEJeff• 12 years ago

It seems like (to me) that Firefox is consistently hacked more at the yearly pwn2own event:

http://www.eweek.com/security/pwn2own-2014-claims-ie-chrome-...

Chrome got hacked as well, but Firefox had 4 separate hacks in this year's event. It just seems like a recurring pattern that Chrome doesn't get hacked or gets hacked a lot less than firefox. Chrome is an absolute memory hog, but I'll keep it. Mozilla has consistently put me off by putting Linux as a second class citizen (I've used desktop Linux almost exclusively for the past 10 years) and some of their software which I really loved like Thunderbird, is practically abandonware (except security fixes).

Once upon a time, I was a very loyal Firefox user. Not so much anymore.

chazu• 12 years ago

I love how the author mentions Chromium in passing, without even suggesting the possibility that those who like Chrome can just use Chromium instead, and opt out of the so-called botnet of Chrome.

Now is the time to switch back to Firefox

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