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   寮 (ryo@social.076.ne.jp)'s status on Friday, 12-Aug-2022 16:04:12 JST 寮
   Implying that there are only 5 browsers and no more...
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     NeonkAaa (nk@social.076.ne.jp)'s status on Friday, 12-Aug-2022 17:20:17 JST NeonkAaa

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     @ryo Why should I update my browser in case there are only 5 browsers and I'm currently accessing this page using one of them?
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     digdeeper@mastodon.honeypot.im's status on Friday, 12-Aug-2022 23:45:19 JST digdeeper

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     @ryo

     The marketing slogans are funny. Chrome = simple? lol. Firefox = LESS memory usage? Less than what? (it's actually the biggest memory hog out of *all* browsers - yes even Chrome). And then:

     >You can also learn about alternative browsers that may fit you even better than the one you are currently using

     Where are the alternative browsers? Those are all mainstream.

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     寮 (ryo@social.076.ne.jp)'s status on Friday, 12-Aug-2022 23:47:38 JST 寮

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     @digdeeper Wasn't Furryfox the lesser consoomer when it comes to RAM though?
     If not, then there really is no reason left to prefer hardened Furryfox or LibreWolf over ungoolagged-chromium or Iridium.
     Or qutebrowser which I like more, but no extension support.
     Or NetSurf if only more websites were using XHTML 1.1 or HTML 4.01 instead of HTML 5...
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     digdeeper@mastodon.honeypot.im's status on Saturday, 13-Aug-2022 06:35:19 JST digdeeper

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     @ryo

     I did tests a few months back, FF ended up taking A LOT more memory than Chrome (and all its forks). All done with an empty tab and the same setup, so unbiased.

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     寮 (ryo@social.076.ne.jp)'s status on Saturday, 13-Aug-2022 06:36:11 JST 寮

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     @digdeeper I see, so I guess Furryfox really doesn't have any meaningful advantage over Chromium anymore then...
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     Udon (udon@social.076.ne.jp)'s status on Saturday, 13-Aug-2022 09:56:29 JST Udon

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     @ryo @digdeeper
     Yes I have heard from normies that Chrome takes less memory.
     I think one of the few reasons would be people want to follow Tor Browser's fingerprint, or for political reasons (you know, like "FF fights. Evil Chrome" or "I <3 Opensource"), or scared by the sourcecode size of Chromium.
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