As a user of all (except opera that I hate so much), I say no, it doesn't.At the risk of sounding stupid here (a risk I take often), does it really matter? Genuinely interested in people's thoughts...
Just as much matters as imdb ratings.
As a user of all (except opera that I hate so much), I say no, it doesn't.At the risk of sounding stupid here (a risk I take often), does it really matter? Genuinely interested in people's thoughts...
I don't find it has a particulalrly bad memory profile. 1.78 GB at this moment - quite a bit but I've got 16GB and plenty free. But I do see excessive processor use by FirefoxCP Isolated Web Content all too often. (Whatever that actually is.) I think The Guardian's website is a particular problem. Even then, I can go days without it being a problem - just ramps up from time to time.Mozilla Firefox has a serious memory management problem on Apple Silicon. If I leave certain tabs open it brings my M1 MacBook Pro to a crawl. Killing it and the Mac becomes super fast. This does not happen with Chrome or Safari. I thinking of switching Firefox for maybe Brave.
You sound like someone who uses multiple browsers when you could just use one. Beside monoculture is all around, do you use Unix/Linux because you refuse to use Windows or MacOS even though there are tons of work arounds required and compatibility issues with the most basic things?My favorite browser: Anything but Chromium
Having lived through one, I'm not going to contribute to another web monoculture …
Mozilla Firefox has a serious memory management problem on Apple Silicon. If I leave certain tabs open it brings my M1 MacBook Pro to a crawl. Killing it and the Mac becomes super fast. This does not happen with Chrome or Safari. I thinking of switching Firefox for maybe Brave.
LOL! Will keep Firefox then.I Use Brave, works nice but leaks memory if you don't shutdown the computer from time to time (24/7 like me) or close the browser periodically, when you see it's using 3-4gb of ram for 5-6 tabs.
I don't see Apple aggressively marketing against other desktop browsers and imposing popus on users that try switching. Microsoft literally adds a popup to Edge whenever you try downloading another browser that attempts to persuade users that Edge is enough. They even add "with the trust of Microsoft". On the Bing search page when you search for another browser it interupts you to claim that you don't need another browser and makes claims that Edge can save you time and money.Safari is forced on users of Apple devices.
On iOS, Safari is all you get. Chrome, Edge, Firefox; it’s all Safari with with a different wrapper.I don't see Apple aggressively marketing against other desktop browsers and imposing popus on users that try switching. Microsoft literally adds a popup to Edge whenever you try downloading another browser that attempts to persuade users that Edge is enough. They even add "with the trust of Microsoft". On the Bing search page when you search for another browser it interupts you to claim that you don't need another browser and makes claims that Edge can save you time and money.
Safari is not forced in that same sense. You can freely pick and macOS doesn't tell you to not download other browsers.
At the risk of sounding stupid here (a risk I take often), does it really matter? Genuinely interested in people's thoughts...
Like Safari thenNot bad for a bundled browser that users get forced to use more and more 😂
That's why I specifically referred to Desktop browsers. Also it's not "Safari" it's the WebKit engine that Google themselves used to work on and is open source. A lot more expressive than just a wrapper with the power of JavaScript injectionOn iOS, Safari is all you get. Chrome, Edge, Firefox; it’s all Safari with with a different wrapper.
It matters to web developers because some browsers support standards better than others.At the risk of sounding stupid here (a risk I take often), does it really matter? Genuinely interested in people's thoughts...
Puffin 9.7 | 21.58% | |
Firefox 99.0 | 17.33% | |
Chrome 100.0 | 11.25% | |
Safari 15.4 | 10.64% | |
iPhone | 5.78% | |
Samsung Internet 16.2 | 5.47% | |
Opera 85.0 | 4.56% |
I think a lot depends on the region and demographics. I find that Safari (mobile and desktop combined) are usually the top performers on upscale consumer product and service websites in the US. Edge has been showing up a lot more often on B2B websites.I can only go on the stats from my website as reported by Statcounter.
Edge is nowhere. IE11.0 comes in at 1.68%
Personally, I won't use Chrome or Edge. I might use chromium as long as I know that all the Google spyware has been removed otherwise, it is Firefox and Safari.
Puffin 9.7 21.58% Firefox 99.0 17.33% Chrome 100.0 11.25% Safari 15.4 10.64% iPhone 5.78% Samsung Internet 16.2 5.47% Opera 85.0 4.56%
You got downvoted, but you're right. Just try having a decent adblock plus without paying...safari is such a failure because its extension support is a joke