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Discussion on: What is your current browser for personal use? Pro and cons?

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Giorgos Sarigiannidis • Edited

Firefox, since version 0.9.
From time to time I tried to switch to Chrome and, more recently to the new Edge, but I always end up back to Firefox. Currently, the most important things that keep me here are better customizability of the interface and, probably the main reason, the Multi-account Containers.

Also, I find it to be the most "likable" browser, as I would trust Mozilla more than Google, Microsoft, or Apple.

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maxdevjs

Multi-account Containers is a nice spot. Nonetheless, some times the extension get a bit crazy and memory usage spikes, like crazy. This happens to you too?

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Giorgos Sarigiannidis

Actually, no, memory is fine most of the time. In fact, I've seen that Chrome is much more memory intensive compared to Firefox (as a web developer I have them both open most of the time). Also, I've seen that it can be a better choice for less powerful PCs. During the years there were a few times that it became clunky, but it was fixed with a full reset.

I guess it depends on the number and quality of the addons that one uses, of course. I don't use too many anyway, which I believe that it helps.

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maxdevjs

Do you use it on Windows, right?

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Giorgos Sarigiannidis

Yes, I am using it on Windows.