- Aug 17, 2014
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Palemoon isn't really a trustworthy browser in terms of security, without kind of built-in sandbox and developed by one man show or a few people more, nobody knows how seriously fixing vulnerabilities etc.
Actually the real memory hog in a modern browser is the GPU process IDK why they don't schedule a garbage collection every time you close a tab, the only browser that manages this in a more efficient way is the new Edge. You can reproduce this after a long browsing session and close all tabs, memory usage won't go down as it was when you launched it.
PD: IMHO Firefox is the best Windows browser (super smooth scrolling and animations) but the worst on Android (website incompatibilities, background tabs getting discarded after switching to other app, weird rendering artifacts, slow CSS animations, etc).
Just remember a few things regarding Ungoogled ChromiumI've found FF 75 to be rather unpleasant, so I'm giving Ungoogled Chromium another try. Although the measured RAM usage is about the same, Chromium (with mostly the same extensions) seems to load pages faster and to be more responsive.
The only good Chromium browser is Edge but I dislike MS sync approach trying to link my Outlook to my local account, so I keep using FF as my daily driver. There are other good Chromium browsers like Vivaldi but they're memory hogs, FF at least has butter smooth scrolling.Who still uses Firefox nowadays? Chromium all the way.
Edge, Opera, Vivaldi... But I prefer Edge too, why install Firefox to take more space...The only good Chromium browser is Edge but I dislike MS sync approach trying to link my Outlook to my local account, so I keep using FF as my daily driver. There are other good Chromium browsers like Vivaldi but they're memory hogs, FF at least has butter smooth scrolling.
That's why I don't like, for me W10 always break when you link an MS Account.All windows apps automatedly logged in
Never happened to me... Using Microsoft account for many years.That's why I don't like, for me W10 always break when you link an MS Account.
Unless you have an insanely small hard drive I don’t think a browser is a space concern. If it is you might need a bigger hard drive.why install Firefox to take more space...
I also find using my M$ account very useful.Never happened to me... Using Microsoft account for many years.
What exactly happens to you?
I had this problem in earlier W10 days, icons got corrupted and some UWP apps were unable to launch. IDK if it's solved but I still dislike MS accounts, other companies have a big button for resetting sync data while they don't.Never happened to me... Using Microsoft account for many years.
What exactly happens to you?
YES, this is a problem. And god forbid you install a UWP app on a secondary hard drive and have to reinstall Windows. You can’t just say hey look here for installed M$ stuff. YOU CANNOT DELETE THE FOLDER! It’s insane. I had to move everything else off the HD and reformat.I had this problem in earlier W10 days, icons got corrupted and some UWP apps were unable to launch. IDK if it's solved but I still dislike MS accounts, other companies have a big button for resetting sync data while they don't.
SSD... most people still have SSDs with like 250GB. If you want to put games on them... A browser will be slower on a hard drive.Unless you have an insanely small hard drive I don’t think a browser is a space concern. If it is you might need a bigger hard drive.
Earlier W10 days are long gone...never heard of it.I had this problem in earlier W10 days, icons got corrupted and some UWP apps were unable to launch. IDK if it's solved but I still dislike MS accounts, other companies have a big button for resetting sync data while they don't.
They also force you use their Your Phone app if you want to sync across multiple devices. I can't directly send any link to my Android or from Android to PC without having the app installed on my PC and Android. This is extremely stupid. On Firefox it's just a matter of two clicks, even Chrome now has this feature but for Edge I need to install this app which is extremely annoying.The only good Chromium browser is Edge but I dislike MS sync approach trying to link my Outlook to my local account, so I keep using FF as my daily driver. There are other good Chromium browsers like Vivaldi but they're memory hogs, FF at least has butter smooth scrolling.
Developers are lazy, no one optimizes their code to take full advantage of modern hardware (they exploit modern hardware to justify their unoptimized code).It's kinda funny that you need minimum 8GB in 2020 to run any browser comfortably. Like all browsers should be well optimize to even run on potato laptops.
Your comment has no logic, the Phone APP is to connect your Desktop and Phone, it has nothing to do with Edge which has it's own Sync shared between devices.They also force you use their Your Phone app if you want to sync across multiple devices. I can't directly send any link to my Android or from Android to PC without having the app installed on my PC and Android. This is extremely stupid. On Firefox it's just a matter of two clicks, even Chrome now has this feature but for Edge I need to install this app which is extremely annoying.