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Safari 6.0 vs Chrome Version X
- Thread starter EnzoAmata
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I like Chrome because I've always used it. I tried Safari, it was just lacking that familiar feel and use. Plus, the extensions. I use YouTubeDownloader all the time. And I know there are options for the Safari that are similar, and I've tried them. They are very clunky and awkward to use, especially that HTML5 one. Safari would load the flash player on YouTube, and then change the player to the HTML5 one. That took extra time, which probably wouldn't be an issue with my home cable internet, but on this slow wifi I have at the moment, its irritating. Plus, the player was annoying itself.
I'll stick with Chrome. It just works for me.
I'll stick with Chrome. It just works for me.
iCloud is restricted to Apple'sApp Stores. which uses developer IDs of which you have to sign up for.
Anybody trying to bypass this will have their ID/certificate pulled and banned from ever submitting apps again. Nobody's going to try that and especially, not Google.
It does?! I didn't know that! I'm still going to stick to Chrome for now. It's much faster than Safari.
Safari > Chrome. Chrome lags like an old grandmother whereas Safari is a Bugatti. Plus, Safari doesn't track my usage like Chrome does. I have an iPhone and iPad, Safari offers better iCloud syncing stuff. Chrome on iPhone is amateur at best. It's got a extremely polished UI but it severely lacks function. Plus, Safari has Reader and is faster. The UI is not as flashy but it looks just as good and performance is even better. Safari FTW.
I really can't choose.
I've been using Chrome for years now, but ever since I installed ML, I've been using Safari.
I get the feeling Chrome is faster, but I kinda like the way Safari looks.
I just want to give it a try.
I've been using Chrome for years now, but ever since I installed ML, I've been using Safari.
I get the feeling Chrome is faster, but I kinda like the way Safari looks.
I just want to give it a try.
Safari 6 is awesome! Very fast! I've been using Safari for about 3 years now, and it has really improved recently. I love the speed of it and iCloud tabs. The only thing I can think of that can improve is the icon, which is why I use the Simply Safari icon for it.
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I'm pretty sure Apple does a lot for Webkit as well, they're the one who started the webkit2 project that made their browser a better multi-threading app, not to mention they're the one who open-sourced it.
In addition, Chrome's not faster because of webkit alone, it's faster because of the major work that Google have done on their javascript engine, V8.
Apple has a different engine called Nitro Extreme and the javascript improvements they're done in Safari 6 is theirs alone and has nothing to do with Google.
It depends.
It really depends on your usage, since at this point the two browsers seem pretty much equal for regular usage. And yes, probably the benchmarks will show that one is better than the other, but unless you're a very heavy user, it won't matter as much.
It's pretty simple: if you use Safari on other iOS devices, Safari 6.0 can't be beat, especially with the tighter integration. If you use Chrome on your iOS devices or have an Android, then Chrome is the obvious answer.
And of course lastly, if you only use your Mac, then it depends on Extensions. Chrome destroys Safari on extensions, no contest. If you rely on extensions, stick with Chrome, because Safari's extensions list has barely grown over the past few years and very infrequent updates.
Also, I see some people saying that Chrome crashes all the time. There must be something malfunctioning with their computer, or a bad installation, since majority of people do not have such problems, myself included. If they did, Chrome wouldn't be so popular on Mac as it is today. Common sense.
It really depends on your usage, since at this point the two browsers seem pretty much equal for regular usage. And yes, probably the benchmarks will show that one is better than the other, but unless you're a very heavy user, it won't matter as much.
It's pretty simple: if you use Safari on other iOS devices, Safari 6.0 can't be beat, especially with the tighter integration. If you use Chrome on your iOS devices or have an Android, then Chrome is the obvious answer.
And of course lastly, if you only use your Mac, then it depends on Extensions. Chrome destroys Safari on extensions, no contest. If you rely on extensions, stick with Chrome, because Safari's extensions list has barely grown over the past few years and very infrequent updates.
Also, I see some people saying that Chrome crashes all the time. There must be something malfunctioning with their computer, or a bad installation, since majority of people do not have such problems, myself included. If they did, Chrome wouldn't be so popular on Mac as it is today. Common sense.
I fail to see your point. Dev and Canary are none release versions. They are going to have bugs like this.
Quit trolling.
Quit trolling.
Have been ranting in this very post about how good Chrome is. But on ONE device I personally think Safari is better. But since I'm using different computers every day, Chrome is the best solution. Safari doesnt have the same cross platform sync that Chrome does.
However, since I also have two Macs, I with try Safari with ML. See how everything works between them.
What data form Safari is stored in the cloud? Reading List but what else?
However, since I also have two Macs, I with try Safari with ML. See how everything works between them.
What data form Safari is stored in the cloud? Reading List but what else?
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Protip: Criticism of a product you like is not "trolling". Stop considering viewpoints that differ from yours as "hating" and try to get educated.