Is Firefox quantum really better than Google Chrome?

[Edwardo Piet]

I used to use FF but some websites it struggled with and Chrome has NEVER been a problem for me. It's been 100% consistent ever since I switched to it years back. So I see no reason to change.

[Iroscato]

I've always used Firefox on my home PC, I switched back and forth a bit between the two but FF seems to run faster and smoother for whatever reason.

[AFTT47]

My older version auto-updated to Quantum this morning and I immediately ditched it for the old Firefox. My first impressions were positive but my flash blocker plug-in isn't compatible with it. I won't use any browser that lacks the ability to block videos from auto-playing. I don't understand why all browsers don't have that capability built in. Maybe they're afraid of being sued by the advertisers.

[Minimalist]

I'm curious as well.  I used to use FF back in the day, but it became increasingly slow and crash prone as time went on.  I'd love to leave the Google data miner and go back.

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The prior version - Firefox Shitstorm? - was always crashing and it got to the point where I was using Chrome more and more.  So far, and I use it on my PC not my phone because I use my phone to make phone calls, the new version has not crashed once.

Haha, I was not a fan of the previous versions myself. There is a lot of fuss in social media over how good the current version is. Apparently it uses way less ram and uses up way less resources compared to Chrome(so easy on the battery), it utilizes more cpu than ram so it is apparently almost twice as fast. I'm typing this in Firefox, so far the experience have been silk smooth, if it keeps running good I'd keep it rather than going back to chrome

I'm simply delighted that my Adblock works well.  Now I need to find an anti-adblock software for FF that works as good as the one I have on Chrome.  Perhaps that will be today's project.

The new FF has not crashed at all since I installed it.

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That didn't take long.  Greasemonkey has been updated for FF 57.

[Bow Before Zeus]

I installed it at work on windows and at home on linux. It's lightening fast and I like the new "square" design and new menus and buttons. Love it!

[Succubus]

I installed it at work on windows and at home on linux. It's lightening fast and I like the new "square" design and new menus and buttons. Love it!

Where'd you get the linux version, I can see it in synaptic package manager but it's greyed out.

[Succubus]

I found it in update manager, it wasn't there a few days ago.
It hurts us, it hurts our eyes'ess. It's a bit flat and grey for my liking and 'Australis Tabs on Bottom' took a hit so I'll have to jump through hoops to put the ugly square bastards back where they belong. It's definitely a bit faster but then it would be with most of the extensions buggered. No doubt there's an army of developers working on it. I'll play around with it for awhile but I'm pretty sure I'll roll back to 55.
Regarding tabs, why the hell don't Mozilla give us the option to do just that, indeed why aren't they on the bottom by default? I don't do polls but how many of y'all use a browser with tabs on top? Answers on a postcard please.

[AFTT47]

I found a new flash blocker that works with Quantum so I'm using it now. It works MUCH better than the old Firefox.

[Bow Before Zeus]

I found it in update manager, it wasn't there a few days ago.
It hurts us, it hurts our eyes'ess. It's a bit flat and grey for my liking and 'Australis Tabs on Bottom' took a hit so I'll have to jump through hoops to put the ugly square bastards back where they belong. It's definitely a bit faster but then it would be with most of the extensions buggered. No doubt there's an army of developers working on it. I'll play around with it for awhile but I'm pretty sure I'll roll back to 55.
Regarding tabs, why the hell don't Mozilla give us the option to do just that, indeed why aren't they on the bottom by default? I don't do polls but how many of y'all use a browser with tabs on top? Answers on a postcard please.

Glad you found it. Granted, the flat/square tabs look much more at home on Windows 10 but I like the speed and menu/toolbar icons.

[Ravenshire]

I've been using Firefox since before it was Firefox and they've finally done something to send me looking for alternatives.

Pocket. Fuck. That. Shit!

Sorry Firefox, but I don't want clickbait on every single new tab I open. Yes, I know how to get rid of it. The fact that I had to is enough.