Over the last 5 years I have been through, in that order:
- Safari
- Chrome
- Safari
- Firefox
- Safari
- Firefox
I keep trying to stick to Safari because of the resource usage and OS integration, but it just becomes unusable. Very very very slow. Difficult to integrate decent extensions or alternatives (e.g. RedditEnhancementSuite, Ublock Origin), and a distinct feeling of sluggishness.
I have changed back to firefox (in the last 3 months) after 7 or 8 months trying to use Safari again. I just couldn't deal with it anymore. A pity, really.
I just checked, and I have usage statistics (from the Timing app) on application usage since September 2017.
Chrome: 54%
Firefox: 32%
Safari: 13%
These stats are inherently a bit skewed because I still use chrome for some development, or firefox. So Chrome should come a bit down and Safari go a bit up. Also, my overall browsing usage has decreased and the data isn't adjusted for that. I used to be in "the browser" a lot more when I used chrome than now.
I don't intend to go back to chrome. I can't stand google, and at the time what really tipped me over the edge (to Safari) was how awful their integration with the macOS play controls were. Chrome would assume putting or taking my airpods from my ears was the same as pressing play/pause, regardless of anything else. So sometimes I'd put them in my ears and videos would stop. Sometimes they'd start. Whatever. It was a mess.
- Safari
- Chrome
- Safari
- Firefox
- Safari
- Firefox
I keep trying to stick to Safari because of the resource usage and OS integration, but it just becomes unusable. Very very very slow. Difficult to integrate decent extensions or alternatives (e.g. RedditEnhancementSuite, Ublock Origin), and a distinct feeling of sluggishness.
I have changed back to firefox (in the last 3 months) after 7 or 8 months trying to use Safari again. I just couldn't deal with it anymore. A pity, really.
I just checked, and I have usage statistics (from the Timing app) on application usage since September 2017.
Chrome: 54%
Firefox: 32%
Safari: 13%
These stats are inherently a bit skewed because I still use chrome for some development, or firefox. So Chrome should come a bit down and Safari go a bit up. Also, my overall browsing usage has decreased and the data isn't adjusted for that. I used to be in "the browser" a lot more when I used chrome than now.
I don't intend to go back to chrome. I can't stand google, and at the time what really tipped me over the edge (to Safari) was how awful their integration with the macOS play controls were. Chrome would assume putting or taking my airpods from my ears was the same as pressing play/pause, regardless of anything else. So sometimes I'd put them in my ears and videos would stop. Sometimes they'd start. Whatever. It was a mess.
I guess I'll keep being a Firefox user.
I'm so tired of moving passwords around.........