Firefox is finished: get Google Chrome

PCAdvisor:

"Firefox is over. There, I've said it.

What exactly is it about Mozilla Firefox that I find so objectionable?

On a technical level, I agree with practically all the points raised in a recent Slashdot discussion (tinyurl.com/ctgspc). If you're looking for a technical discussion, it's best to read that.

The problem I have with Firefox is more pragmatic: it just doesn't feel right any more. It feels wrong. Somehow, it's struggling to keep up with the web the way we use it now, and the way we're almost certainly going to be using it in the future."

[jay2]

Every one wants it, but it's behind the times.

[BulletToothtony]

but i tried it and i simply didn't like it.. as of now.. firefox is still king.. and i don't expect that to change anytime soon

[y0haN]

Shame it doesn't have the extension support and is yet another way for the Google overlords to see what you are doing.

[Statix]

Firefox works like a goddamn charm for me. I love the bookmarking system and I love the couple plugins I've got installed that are totally unobtrusive. I see no reason to switch over to Chrome.

[TheIneffableBob]

@1.2

Not sure what you mean exactly by "A fully threaded Javascript engine," but Firefox 3.1's Tracemonkey javascript rendering engine is faster than Chrome's V8.

[kwyjibo]

If you want a fast lightweight browser, then Chrome or Opera it is.

If you want AdBlock, noScript and Flash Block, which make browsing so much more effective, then go for firefox. No more annoying flash ads, no more redirection scripts, a f-cking godsend.

It doesn't matter that Chrome does support extensions, it's that they're not there yet. No one who browses with adblock ever goes back.

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"It means that every tab's resources are mixed in with every other tab's resources meaning you get constant memory leaks and other performance degredation with Firefox."

Only, that's not true, and memory management is much improved. Yes, all the tabs are mixed up together, but in the real world, that keeps memory usage down. Sure, maybe after a few days of browsing, memory usage will exceed that of Chrome. Great!

[SiLeNt KNighT]

once Chrome gets add ons im going to switch completely. Thats the only thing holding me back right now.

FireFox is great but it does have a lot of problems.

[pansenbaer]

LOL at the pathetic Chrome fanyboy...the person that actually cares what is going on behind the browser and doesn't care about being on the internet...

[FlameBaitGod]

It should say journalism is finished, get use to blogs.

[PS3istheshit]

you jus made chrome look bad
" * Complete memory protection for every tab "
y would u want that
wen i go to [email protected] in a new tab, i expect it not to save the history
ask urself this people
would you want your sister to know your jerk it to p0rn0?
im sure we'll all be using firefox for a long time

[y0haN]

^ Your ignorance towards computing disturbs me.

[kwyjibo]

"Keep clinging to that outdated POS browser..." [Firefox]

And you can cling on to flash advertising and javascript popups.

But remember! You can run those javascript advertising interstitials faster than anyone else! Isn't Chrome great!

[theEnemy]

Chrome is fast, but it's functionality and settings are too "easy".

I can't even extend the cache of it.

[IdleLeeSiuLung]

I used Chrome and I like it, but don't trust Google with my privacy. They are far the worst of the big 3 search engines in this area. Tying Gmail, search history and browser into one is literally handing them everything about your internet usage.

Unlike other search engine vendors, I believe they take 3 years before they delete your data. Yahoo does it in 6 months.

[indysurfn]

There is one big problem with it. IT FREQUENTLY does NOT WORK!!! Go to www.comedycentral.com and play a full lenght episode of Jon Stewart. Go to WWW.NBC.COM and play a episode! Go to Www.etrade.com and try to do some of the advanced streaming graphs. As soon as you fix those basic problems where it works upon installation then come and talk about it being over for firefox. My thing is I think the other software when it gets added to Chrome will SLOW IT DOWN. If anyone knows of a work around for some of the Chrome problems I mentioned let me know them please. It will change my mind, and maybe a few other peoples minds.

[krouse93]

you do know that Google chrome has incognito windows and "Pages you view in this window won't appear in your browser history or search history, and they won't leave other traces, like cookies, on your computer after you close the incognito window. Any files you download or bookmarks you create will be preserved, however."

[Kulupoo]

To sum up what people said up there
guy1 : ZOMG CHROMe is LIKE 0.0001 sec faster than Firefox, and the javascript is like waaaaay~ better
guy2: NA UH~ FireFox have extension and everything, firefox = king!!!
guy1: OH NO U DIDNT!

seriously guys... just use what ever browser you like, some people like opera, some people like chrome or Firefox...

[facepalm]

Who cares...they're both free.

^-^ Pick your poison, because no one gives a ****.

[y0haN]

gtfo pedobear go molest some kids.

[neogeo]

The writer is finished. There I said it!

[TheTwelve]

I use both...I use Chrome 95% of the time now but there are still pages that Chrome doesn't seem to open right, and for that I use Firefox.

I guess I'm very much a Chrome fan as of now.

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[farhsa2008]

hey fvck you, SOB author, firefox is the best of all the browsers, its the only one where you see amazing add-ons not available elsewhere, its reliable and works best

[Parapraxis]

No thanks.

[v1c1ous]

:D

[gumgum99]

lol, who said that

[Guy169]

is this a joke?

god I'm sick of all this opinionated crap. this should've been reported as bs =P.

[swiftshot93]

I think its the best one!

But I have to admit, Chrome crashes much more than FF. Still though I prefer Chrome for its awesome speed and amazing features.

[njr]

Yeah, no.

[rawd]

I'd love to try it out, you know, IF THERE WAS A MAC VERSION

[Foxgod]

All aboard the new train people, it seems to be a hype these days to abandon things that are popular or common.

First people dump internet explorer in favor for Firefox, and now that Firefox has a good share, look what comes around the corner, its the Chrome lobby.

[Why dis]

Whats fire fox?

The only time I hear of it is from PS3 only fans from this site.

[Lumbo]

Sure, lets choose Chrome and not have all the adons that i love to use in Firefox, and at the same time have it report every move i make in the web back to Google HQ, heck it even reports every single keystroke i make in the adress bar back to Google HQ. Chrome may very well the most snoopy browser ever.

Thats not what i want in a browser.

[yog-sothot]

I don't like Chrome personnaly... and google is already powerful enough, I don't want them to completely rule the internet

[Valdass]

chrome best of best lord of browsers

[evolution54]

Until Chrome allows me to install all the add-ons I have currently installed on Firefox, I will not replace it as my daily browser. There, I said it.

[celldomceen1]

ok......on second thought no not ok gtfo.

[poopface1]

and most people care even less than me.

[heyheyhey]

why would they care? there's only one Internet Explorer

anyway, as for the best BROWSER... it's definitely Firefox, i tried Chrome.. and it wasn't that great

hell even Sony's browser for the PS3 has faster Flash than Chrome

[Whiteford88]

Over the past couple of weeks... Firefox keeps crashing on certain articles when i click comments on this site, but it doesn't really matter with the restore previous state (Even though, it crashes, again, kinda like windows huh?)

I've got chrome, and I still prefer Firefox, and with such a large fanbase, don't expect it to go down without a fight

[Mirage749]

Personally, I don't use any add-ons in FireFox, and Chrome runs a lot faster on my computer. I prefer Chrome, but that's me.

[zag]

Opera had all these features before all these other browsers that are only just getting now.

I'd have to say Opera is the best, looks like FF but very streamlined, doesn't crash when you have addons in it.

Shame that's it's the most under used browser.

[TheMART]

This story feels wrong, and Firefox just feels right.

Sorry dude, Chrome needs to improve a lot more before it is able to catch up with Firefox.

[Capt CHAOS]

I can addblock and flashblock..

[sofresh200]

Chrome is great but I don't like how you have to save every file you click on. Is there a way to make it so you can also open the file directly from the web?

[gamer1269]

I used FF for a few years, and overall liked it. But as of late I was having a few problems, so I switched to Chrome and haven't gone back. I'd sure like some add-ons, but I'm surviving thus far. Both are good browsers, and completely dominate IE.

[Kushan]

Chrome, as a piece of software for rendering web pages, is excellent. However, it's lacking a lot of basic features that makes it a good browser.

Firefox, on the other hand, does a pretty damn good Job of rendering the internet (and 3.1/3.5 is going to do an even better job) and has an almost unlimited scope for expansion. Extensions make the browser what it is.

Opera is a great "everything but the kitchen sink" solution that many will like.

IE is.....IE. It's behind them all, but slowly getting there.

This article is poppycock, another one of those "Ohhhh something NEW! Lets abandon everything else and go with shiny shiny new thing!" deals that'll fizzle out in a few months. Chrome is great, but it's got nothing to make it the only sensible choice for a browser, it's just more competition.

[dronde]

call me when chrome got ad plus! and Java Script Blocker

[verb3k]

LOL

[Baka-akaB]

I had one issue from the start with firefox , but it's mainly my fault . It's a memory hog , and ever since i got used to tabs i now use many . But firefox also had the nasty habit of accumulating stuff in the memory , to a point where i'd get to 400-500k .
It was slowly fixed through various build , but it's not good enough and fast enough .

So far chrome seems faster and lighter for me . only it's lacking many options , and well cant run right now under win 7 beta .

[BIGELLOW]

...with add ons. I will never fully understand those who keep saying "when they add add-ons, I might consider switching." The reality of it is, the add-ons are already here if you're willing to take the time. If you aren't willing to take the time, then I don't understand why one would still take the time to post about it.

The developer version of Chrome has the equivalent of Greasemonkey support... for blocking ads and doing all sorts of other useful things.

If you're the paranoid type, and have avoided adding things like the Google Toolbar to Firefox, then maybe you just want to stick with Firefox. Otherwise, Chrome is currently the equivalent of Firefox with the Google Toolbar... then made 10 times more efficient. Otherwise, the paranoid types could always run Chrome in "incognito" mode... which does not use Google for search suggestions... and does not store the history, cookies, etc...

I use Chrome 99% of the time. Every once in a while there is certain functionality that isn't completely supported by Chrome (like my company's VPN)... but these times are rare. For most sites, Chrome works wonderfully.

Don't get me wrong... I respect Firefox. Firefox is awesome. It's skinnable, has an awesome add-on system, etc, etc... but it has been getting too bloated for my tastes. Chrome is headed in the same direction as Firefox, but keeping certain principles of speed and the user in mind. For instance, they are working really hard to make sure that add-ons are forward compatible with future versions of Chrome. This is unlike Firefox where half the add-ons no longer work when another major revision comes out, and you need to wait for the developers of each add-on to play catch-up.

[xinyuiyin]

Finished beating the crap out of joke browsers like IE and now Chrome, get outta here. Firefox >>>>>>>&g t;>>>>>>>& gt;>>>>>>> >>>>> Chrome+IE combined.

[BIGELLOW]

...there is a great website to test out some experiments in Chrome. Many of the experiments (which were written before Chrome existed) also work in Firefox. Test these out in your browser of choice... if any don't work, or are slow, check 'em out in Chrome. Some are pretty neat, if you're into that whole "demo scene".

http://www.chromeexperiment...

[Speed-Racer]

I think firefox needs to deal with their memory usage issues. I love FF but the program ends up using like almost 200MB worth of system memory, and just sometimes jams on me. This has forced me over to Chrome. I love the features of Firefox and found it efficient, especially adblocker, but I cant stand the memory usage issues. I hope they fix it in 3.1

[ForROME]

I am fist and for most all about anything google

All these tests and arguments and people for get Chrome is in the infant stage and it still puts up a fight, apon final release it will be the best, I for one am Already using it and love it

[xabmol]

Uhm, no.

FireFox is the GodKing,
of web browsing.

[Nihilism]

long live firefox, the pu$$y "journalist" writing this obviously works for google....but they won't sway me, i'll keep using firefox even if i'm the only one

[anti-gamer]

Google Chrome was over hyped firfox is more cooler it had plenty of add on & more easer than Google Chrome

[trgz]

Google fanboy.
Whether Chrome is better or not -and it most certainly isn't yet - does anybody really want another Google app on their PC?

[Dogswithguns]

Whatever, tried it and didnt like it, I might go back and might not.... good points and bad poits.

[Viper7]

waiting for stable chrome linux version. But at the moment the alpha still doesnt even open on my computer :<

but its alpha after all, hopefully it will start to work after couble of patches.

[Dandiego]

I'm just trying not to encourage Google... they are collecting information everywhere about everything. These guys are scary...

[Karum]

Firefox is still by far and away my favoutite browser and Opera is right behind it.

[prejur]

Chrome feels limited to me. When it has comparable add-ons, maybe I will install it again but not until then.

Blogs are killing the Internet.

[ReBurn]

Now the browser fanboys are at it. I've tried Chrome and I didn't like the fact that there was no plugin support. When it gets reliable adblock, which I'm not sure it will since Google's whole revenue stream is ad-based, then I'll use it.

I would think that the purists would see the similarities between the corporate juggernauts that Google and Microsoft are.

[Jack Bauer]

google is trying to own the world... ill stick with mozilla.... chrome sucks.... i DLed it, used it once, haven't since.

[FadeToBlack]

This is so entertaining that some people take web browsers so serious lol.

[crazyclown]

firefox owns period.

[lost2]

the switch to chrome and i like it
but i still use firefox every now and then

[Grandreaper9999]

another idiot with a voice..

[ForROME]

Chrome 4 Life just a matter of time before firefox cant compete financial wise over time, look at all the other who tried, they werent fighting two giants MS and Google

Good thing is Google and Firefox companies talk a lot is MS who will take the hit

Chrome is in its infant stage and still takes on the competition wait until they actually finish the thing,,,,,,,then we are talking

[Dandiego]

Chrome 4 life??? are you serious... you remind me of that guy in Grandmas boy that says backstreet for life!!!

F big corporate companies.. We have no choice in gaming (Sony, Microsoft) but we do in browser so I use Firefox!!! Support small companies!!!

[DruePhoenix]

My God I didnt even realize there were BROWSER FANBOYS

[Hitmaker]

Spouting more garbage? First "Firefox is dead", now this? This site is just trolling for hits. That's all.

They want to argue that Chrome is a superior browser, and the only reason they can give is "Firefox doesn't feel right anymore".

If Chrome put in extensions, Id give it another look, but even so, Firefox already has a massive catalog of extensions ready to install for almost any function you might want to give it. Yes it has that nifty separate tab/plugin processes feature, and sweet lord there are times I want firefox to have it but as it stands, there are extentions that I cannot live without, and I wont miss those 3 seconds I saved loading Gmail when Im on my deathbed.

[TheForgotten0ne]

Chrome don't feel right, it's just not there yet. But I do belive that FireFox has to keep on working, if they don't, well then Chrome will beat em in the end

[majorsuave]

FF is still good for a few years. This sounds like the angst of a wanna be writer.

Until a different browser allows me to do a third of what FF can, I'll stick with FF

[bermcg]

I'm going with Internet Explorer 8. The perfomance is at the level of Firefox.

And IE have the advantage of superior compatiblity on all websites.

Great browser from Microsoft, finally.

[Gish]

No thank you Chrome. I like to keep Googles big brother tactics to a minimum

[LeonSKennedy4Life]

Firefox is safer, more reliable, faster (if you open the pipeline...AND the Beta is faster than Chrome), and there are add-ons...

...beautiful add-ons.

I have themes, weather updates, virus protection, malware protection, unlimited zoom features, a sweet mouse-only browsing solution, the ability to paint or destroy anything on the computer I want, and play-by-play sports sidebars.

IT ROCKS!

[Blaine]

I used to be a Firefox user, but as soon as Chrome was released I tried it out and never looked back. I won't go into technical details, because I don't have that kind of knowledge, but I'll tell you how my experience has been enhanced by the new browser.

1. Tabbed Browsing Evolved: Sure, you could open everything in new tabs in Firefox, but Chrome takes tabs to a new level. For one, you can set it to launch with as many tabbed home pages as you want, so I set it to open with my gmail account, logged in so I have my email in a snap, and my google calendar. For a while, I had it open gametrailers at the same time, too. But home pages isn't the only advantage: everytime you open a new tab, there's a useful page that contains your most visited websites (in thumbnails), your most recent bookmarks, your most recently closed tabs, and your preferred search engines. Honestly, I never use the address bar anymore... but if I did, that's been enhanced too.

2. The address bar: type anything in there, and you'll be where you want in seconds. Either type a search query and you'll be redirected to google's search results, or wait a little, and it'll bring up the results of its search of your history and your bookmarks, or a few google search results. It practically knows what you want without you having to tell it, which makes the browsing experience faster. Speaking of faster, the interface isn't the only thing that's faster.

3 It's faster. It took me about 5 seconds after I launched Chrome for the first time to notice it is significantly faster than Firefox. Simply put: for a quick test, I'll click the firefox icon and immediately after I'll click the Chrome icon. I'll be reading my email in Chrome before the firefox window has even opened yet, and that's with Chrome's 3 home tabs open simultaneously.

Also, it looks much sleeker, and it wastes less vertical screen space. I could go on and on, but I realize I wrote a f***en novel already, so I'll just wrap up by saying: anyone who says they don't like Chrome simply hasn't used it or hasn't used it long enough--it takes time for it to gather the information necessary for the background stuff (points 1 and 2) to work.

[Alib8000]

How is this related to gaming in any way?

[kesvalk]

you guys have too much spare time to argue about something like that...

[KeenanTheSavage]

honestly, I like Chrome, but it runs at the exact same speed that FireFox does, and with the customization that you can do with FireFox, for me, I'm not switching for a while.

I like what Google's doing, and I think that once the browser get's out of beta, it will be great, but I'm not switching yet.

[machpants]

Mmm no Foxmarks, no Add-Blocker, etc No Thanks!

Chrome is nice but it is lacking many features and in customisation. Also on several forums I go to the reply area (like this comment) gets mucked up when you delete and re-type sections...it becomes unreadable. Has been the same since the BETA.