Maybe your Mac doesn't support the HTML 5 for Netflix? I can't remember what it was exactly, but there was a requirement for it.
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Apple Encouraging Chrome and Firefox Users to Try Safari After Installing Yosemite
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Maybe your Mac doesn't support the HTML 5 for Netflix? I can't remember what it was exactly, but there was a requirement for it.
The exact same pop up happens when you start up Firefox or Chrome if Safari is your default browser.
So is Firefox or Chrome "begging" you to change over ? Is it "low" for Firefox or Chrome ?
How about Internet Explorer ?
Safari on Yosemite is excellent
It pains me to see anyone using Chrome on a Mac - Safari is SOO much better (though that wasn't always the case - especially during the Lion era).
It pains me to see anyone using Chrome on a Mac - Safari is SOO much better (though that wasn't always the case - especially during the Lion era).
I've got to say, I'm one of those that switched back to Safari from chrome after many many years. For starters, the refresh "feature" in Safari where pages kept refreshing when hitting back was finally gone. The other things that brought me back were handoff and iCloud tabs between my other devices and of course that unbelievablably streamlined and efficient design that's left Chrone looking ancient overnight.
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You can't even sort bookmarks in Safari
Yes, that's always bugged me. Whilst Safari is an excellent browser, the features and options are piss poor.
I will still use Firefox because of extensions I rely on a lot. I hate that I can't do Ctrl-Tab on Safari to go to the previously selected tab. Or that I can't press Ctrl-1 to 9 to go to a specific tab. If Safari could have these functions, then I'll consider using it.
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Moved back over to Safari when Chrome just continued to crash on my Macbook.
It has improved.
Moved back over to Safari when Chrome just continued to crash on my Macbook.
It has improved.
As far as energy efficiency, it's not even close between Safari and Chrome. You can get at least 1 full extra hour on your laptop just using Safari over Chrome.
I used to be a fan of Chrome years ago but now I only use it if a website or video requires Flash. In fact, these days I see Chrome just like Flash... That thing on your computer with subpar performance that kills your battery but you only keep it around because you're still forced to use it from time to time.
I used to be a fan of Chrome years ago but now I only use it if a website or video requires Flash. In fact, these days I see Chrome just like Flash... That thing on your computer with subpar performance that kills your battery but you only keep it around because you're still forced to use it from time to time.
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The only meaningful way for Safari to outperform Chrome is to deliberately degrade Chrome's performance under OS X. There is no way Apple engineers are capable of creating JS engine that outperforms V8 that much (like 6x on JSBench, seriously?) That's scary.
Safari's disputable superiority aside, this is the stupidity that bugs me so much. I realize that the tiny corner notification isn't a big deal, but it's almost like advertising. They did the same thing with the "See what's new in Mavericks" notifcations a year ago. I literally could not give a ****, leave me alone. I will choose to use what I want on my computer and how I want to. I wish there was a terminal command or something specifically to stop stuff like this so people who would benefit will still get them and those who don't want to be bugged can opt out. Why is that so hard?
I agree. I wish I could have the interface of Safari 5 (from Snow Leopard) back and just keep the security patches.