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Mozilla Planning to Release Firefox iOS App in the Future
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Did you also blame Apple for this?
Firefox will have to use Apple's own Safari Javascript engine. (Also, you can't make an internet browser without Javascript -- well you can if you want to cripple it. I think you're thinking of Java. Java != JavaScript)
Why do you guys even post then? Clearly you care enough to comment
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What issues? It runs pretty much rock solid for me (FF Developer Edition).
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I also do not understand why people still shade Firefox. Its memory footprint has been optimized to the point where it is the most memory efficient browser you can run from the "big 3" (FF, Safari, Chrome).
It is extremely extensible and customizable, so you can make it yours. No other browser has even close to the amount of customization FF allows.
It protects your privacy and, if you don't like the default privacy settings, there's an add-on for that (ex: NoScript, Ghostery).
The sync feature works pretty damn well, second only to Google's imo. However, Chrome has been extremely bloated lately and taking up a lot of memory, hence my switch to FF.
It is not a perfect browser, but is way, way ahead of its competition. Safari doesn't exist on Windows, so I can't use it (unfortunately, I still have to use Windows at work), and I've pretty much ditched Google's alternative.
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Some comments too.
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Which issues (compared to Chrome or Safari)?
Chrome and Firefox aren't companies, they're software products...
I think you mean Google, Opera, and Mozilla.
I use it on a regular basis. Also, I still think Firebug is the most productive debugging add-on for developers. Don't like the available built-in developer tools.
No, it's 34 (as of today). This is the one that switches the default search from Google to Yahoo.
What's the point of using Safari too?
Oh, and iOS 8 provides access to the Nitro engine, so you CAN use Javascript.
That was at a time when Microsoft had 90+% marketshare in the desktop browsing market (maybe even 95+% if exclude special use case machines like Sun workstations). And effectively also 90+% of the total web browsing market. Today Apple has with iOS less than 20% of the global smartphone share, even less in the total web browsing share.
"As a result, Safari is able to outperform other browsers on the platform."
The javascript limitation was a legitimate and important security issue, not some sneaky way to slow down benchmarks or something.
And iOS 8's new security features allow many things that weren't possible before. Don't quote me, but I believe 3rd party apps now CAN use the same fast Javascript engine as Safari? Isn't that correct?
EDIT: Yes, the article quote is wrong:
http://www.cnet.com/news/ios-8-grants-new-power-to-rival-browsers-web-based-apps/
The javascript limitation was a legitimate and important security issue, not some sneaky way to slow down benchmarks or something.
And iOS 8's new security features allow many things that weren't possible before. Don't quote me, but I believe 3rd party apps now CAN use the same fast Javascript engine as Safari? Isn't that correct?
EDIT: Yes, the article quote is wrong:
http://www.cnet.com/news/ios-8-grants-new-power-to-rival-browsers-web-based-apps/
34?! The last time I used it, it was on 29. I gave up on it after version 28 because they made it slower and made it look like a knockoff of Chrome in version 29.
The constant updates causing extensions to be outdated such as PDF reader, so I couldn't get proper functions in the browser.
The main issue was that it kept freezing my MacBook - the whole system, so I'd have to do a hard reset. I found others were having the issue and Mozilla had no fix. Eventually I had enough and went to Safari. While I like the connectivity of Safari between my MacBook and iPhone, it's not as great as Firefox sans issues. Will likely try Chrome once I get annoyed with Safari.
