Firefox or Chrome? (45)

1 Name: Anonymous Addict : 2010-10-07 05:51 ID:zk0MIjnf

Which one do you use or like better? And why? O:

I use Firefox because it's a lot more widespread... plus I love all the addons and plugins for it, Chrome is getting there, and it's a little faster, but nothing beats good ol' Firefox IMO

2 Name: Anonymous Addict : 2010-10-14 21:32 ID:Heaven

IE

3 Name: Anonymous Addict : 2010-12-07 01:55 ID:wlpW/MHb

Chrome, and Firefox for Rikaichan since the Chrome version still lacks name database support and can't read from text boxes.

4 Name: Anonymous Addict : 2010-12-09 23:58 ID:Heaven

Firefox and chrome are both good browsers. Chrome tends to be faster to open and suck less memory. Chrome has an opensource version for those that don't know, it's called "chromium".

My main browser is still firefox.

5 Name: Anonymous Addict : 2012-05-09 17:36 ID:BxTWWKbB

My main is chrome ... because i love that speed.

6 Name: Anonymous Addict : 2012-05-14 18:16 ID:y32FsUF+

uname

7 Name: Anonymous Addict : 2012-05-30 18:36 ID:yuZs4rOT

Firefox. Good lord people don't you value your privacy.

8 Name: Anonymous Addict : 2012-05-30 21:02 ID:369qpryR

>>7
Do you compile it from source and remove all the tracking shit, or do you not value your privacy?

9 Name: Anonymous Addict : 2012-06-01 21:14 ID:nW3x1bqZ

>>8
What "tracking shit", exactly?

The only scary part of Firefox that comes to mind is its Google-based defaults. They really should add them to a dialog box somewhere, but as it stands you can easily change them through about:config.

10 Name: Anonymous Addict : 2012-06-01 22:50 ID:4ljwNjIu

I mainly use Opera. ;_; is alone

11 Name: Anonymous Addict : 2012-06-02 04:47 ID:NrkFhWRE

>>10 You are not alone. I tried convincing my partner to convert to Opera and for absolutely no reason, he refuses. "FIREFOX IS OPENSOURCED AND HAS LOTS OF TOOLS YOU CAN ADD LIKE AN ADBLOCK."

Opera 5ever. <3 You're not alone 10-san, you're never alone.

12 Name: Anonymous Addict : 2012-06-02 05:00 ID:yv9GTNTo

>>11

> "FIREFOX IS OPENSOURCED AND HAS LOTS OF TOOLS YOU CAN ADD LIKE AN ADBLOCK."

I lol'd.

13 Name: Anonymous Addict : 2012-06-02 05:57 ID:Heaven

>>9
sync, crash reporting, performance data reporting, update checking, blocking reported attack sites and blocking reported web forgeries... and those are just the ones they tell you about.

14 Name: Anonymous Addict : 2013-01-09 18:35 ID:ZSOBkawj

firefox, i prefer it over chrome because of issues i have with google's policies on tracking etc.. however i have a chrome based browser called 'iron' which claims not to track. i still prefer firefox

15 Name: Anonymous Addict : 2013-01-14 15:20 ID:LXCbEyGr

I tell people not to use Chrome for the normal reasons of the built-in spyware and such, and they look at me like I'm crazy or some shit.

At some point during the early 2000s, spyware went from something that everyone furiously fought against with anti-spyware programs, to a feature.

Firefox people, really. It's made by a non-profit foundation whose intent is to make a better web for everyone. Chrome is made by a for-profit corporation whose intent is to datamine your behavior for money.

16 Name: Anonymous Addict : 2013-01-15 03:06 ID:Heaven

Firefox has just as much tracking shit as Chrome.
I use both, as well as a third browser that's just a rebranded Firefox with the tracking shit removed.

17 Name: Anonymous Addict : 2013-01-22 07:29 ID:bYRd/Z2J

>>16
and what browser is that

18 Name: Anonymous Addict : 2013-01-28 03:42 ID:Cqfukj8i

>>16
The only tracking is through Google's services, which are opt-out (though I admit they don't make it easy, you have to use about:config in some cases).

That's more than I can say for Chrome.

19 Name: Anonymous Addict : 2013-01-28 03:52 ID:Heaven

>>18
Really? Google handles all the things listed in >>13 for Firefox?

20 Name: Anonymous Addict : 2013-01-29 16:37 ID:Heaven

>>19
The last two, yes, which are opt-out.

The others are opt-in. Firefox also lets me download malware, but that doesn't make Firefox malware.

21 Name: Anonymous Addict : 2013-01-30 03:37 ID:Heaven

>>20
Update checking is opt-out in Firefox, not opt-in.
Exactly what tracking is present in Chrome but not in Firefox?

23 Name: Anonymous Addict : 2013-02-01 01:32 ID:Heaven

>>22
Firefox's on-by-default update checking is equivalent to all of those except the omnibox and page not found suggestions. Those two can be easily disabled before they send any data.

24 Name: Anonymous Addict : 2013-02-04 12:21 ID:KLMTtBSY

>>16
lol no

25 Name: Anonymous Addict : 2013-02-05 21:38 ID:PBzraf+z

I wish Mozilla would cut all ties with Google now that Google have their own browser. Even if Google still contribute financially, they should not be allowed special favours in return.

I want something like the browser choice feature in later versions of Windows. When I first run Firefox, it should ask me questions like, "Who do you want to be your search provider?" and, "Do you want to use Google's Safe Browsing service?"

26 Name: Anonymous Addict : 2013-02-24 00:39 ID:8zifddp5

27 Name: Anonymous Addict : 2013-03-22 18:15 ID:jDM0KeLe

Opera
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28 Name: Anonymous Addict : 2013-03-24 06:53 ID:Heaven

w3m

29 Name: Anonymous Addict : 2013-03-26 12:19 ID:Heaven

Did you know that some malicious websites actually DON'T serve viruses to Chrome users? That's because Google detects and blocks those sites ruthlessly. And it does this quicker than the most antivirus companies.

Tracking hippies are a funny lot.

30 Name: Anonymous Addict : 2015-08-30 16:42 ID:zfaFOOxe

seamonkey is better

31 Name: Anonymous Addict : 2015-08-30 23:37 ID:Heaven

The fact that this discussion is still going on is just ridiculous. Pretty much what all these threads consist of is just, "this browser is better."

And that isn't even remotely productive.

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34 Name: Anonymous Addict : 2015-09-05 11:25 ID:Heaven

d e l

>>29
No one dislikes profiling out of some abstract sense of "security," that's a false critique.

Being on the watch for virus websites is the flawed "antivirus" approach.

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37 Name: Anonymous Addict : 2015-10-06 18:34 ID:uDYXp2d+

FireFox. Only because it continues off NetScape.

38 Name: Anonymous Addict : 2015-11-01 05:35 ID:5LjuDM2r

surf is the best graphical browser
elinks is the best text browser

39 Name: Anonymous Addict : 2015-11-18 03:08 ID:dv2BkxdQ

Since Firefox has apparently made an iOS counterpart, why not talk about mobile browsers? Does anyone use the Internet on their phones?

The one advantage of Firefox, a wide array of extensions, is removed in a mobile app, so I don't see why the project even exists.

40 Name: Anonymous Addict : 2015-11-19 00:54 ID:Heaven

>>39
mobile firefox does support extensions, which is pretty much the only advantage it has over chrome. i use firefox for tumblr (with xkit), and chrome for everything else.

41 Name: Anonymous Addict : 2015-11-22 20:06 ID:8Exsjtcc

Actually, I don't believe mobile Firefox will support extensions. Apple forced Mozilla to build their mobile app off of the same engine as Safari, which is why the former CEO of Mozilla was so reluctant to create a browser for iOS in the first place.

42 Name: Anonymous Addict : 2015-11-27 00:05 ID:Heaven

>>41
i use extensions (xkit and adblock plus) on mobile firefox all the time.

43 Name: Anonymous Addict : 2015-11-30 22:52 ID:Heaven

>>42
Are you using iOS?

44 Name: Anonymous Addict : 2015-12-02 07:47 ID:Heaven

>>43
of course not. if i were, i'd be stuck with a shitty firefox-themed safari, rather than actual firefox.

45 Name: Anonymous Addict : 2015-12-03 16:24 ID:Heaven

I thought it was obvious that I was talking about the iOS browser

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