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Surprised it's even that high, I tried to switch to Firefox the other month for privacy but gave up because it crashed on me it-least once a day. Edit: thanks

by rkk3 4y ago

Surprised it's even that high, I tried to switch to Firefox the other month for privacy but gave up because it crashed on me it-least once a day. Edit: thanks for the downvotes, I would have preferred if it worked but it didn't. I tried basic troubleshooting, disabling extensions etc. but didn't find it usable on macOs Monterey, think it doesn't play well with youtube.

gspr 4y ago
I don't think I've ever used another browser for as long as Firefox has existed. I think I can count crashes on one hand.
geekamongus 4y ago
Strange...it's been rock solid for me for years, across multiple devices and OS's. I cannot remember the last time FF crashed.
tristan957 4y ago
I have used Firefox for 7 years and never had it crash once.
- raxxorraxor 4y ago
  I used it for a similar time if not longer and I think it crashed < 10 times. In the last years it was mostly just single tabs failing and probably was just another website with some endless js loop anyway. Extremely stable compared to almost any other software. Perhaps the parent means the mobile version. If not I would expect something is wrong with the system, even if visiting the worst pages of the internet.
  - feanaro 4y ago
    Not even Firefox Android crashes for me.
- CivBase 4y ago
  I have also used Firefox for a similar time and although I can't say it has never crashed for me, it has at least proven to be a bit more stable than my experience with Chrome.
permo-w 4y ago
I switched to ff a month or two ago for the integrated tree-style tabs extension that you can't get on chromium-based browsers I didn't really have any huge problem with firefox specifically, but Brave just feels a bit slicker, the adblocker is in-built and stronger, and it manages multiple windows better, so I've slowly switched back to brave for general use, and use ff for work and projects
dylan604 4y ago
care to share what sites were causing your "crashing"? no? then hello downvote for just making unsubstantiated claims that goes totally against the grain of typical experience.
lamontcg 4y ago
Been using firefox for multiple years now with no crashing issues, pretty much ever.
dang 4y ago
Probably you were downvoted because your comment took the thread on a generic tangent - indeed into one of the most-trodden areas on HN. Generic tangents are easy to fall into (of course) but make threads less interesting, which is why the site guidelines ask people to avoid them. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html Unpredictable/whimsical/curious tangents are still ok. Just not the predictable ones. More explanations here if anyone wants them: https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=true&query=by%3Adang%20black%20hole%20-pigment&sort=byDate&type=story&type=comment https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=true&que... https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=true&query=generic%20discussion%20by%3Adang%20-flamewars%20-flamewar&sort=byDate&type=comment https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=true&que...

by rkk3 4y ago

gspr 4y ago

I don't think I've ever used another browser for as long as Firefox has existed. I think I can count crashes on one hand.

geekamongus 4y ago

Strange...it's been rock solid for me for years, across multiple devices and OS's. I cannot remember the last time FF crashed.

tristan957 4y ago

I have used Firefox for 7 years and never had it crash once.

raxxorraxor 4y ago
I used it for a similar time if not longer and I think it crashed < 10 times. In the last years it was mostly just single tabs failing and probably was just another website with some endless js loop anyway. Extremely stable compared to almost any other software. Perhaps the parent means the mobile version. If not I would expect something is wrong with the system, even if visiting the worst pages of the internet.
- feanaro 4y ago
  Not even Firefox Android crashes for me.
CivBase 4y ago
I have also used Firefox for a similar time and although I can't say it has never crashed for me, it has at least proven to be a bit more stable than my experience with Chrome.

permo-w 4y ago

I switched to ff a month or two ago for the integrated tree-style tabs extension that you can't get on chromium-based browsers I didn't really have any huge problem with firefox specifically, but Brave just feels a bit slicker, the adblocker is in-built and stronger, and it manages multiple windows better, so I've slowly switched back to brave for general use, and use ff for work and projects

dylan604 4y ago

care to share what sites were causing your "crashing"? no? then hello downvote for just making unsubstantiated claims that goes totally against the grain of typical experience.

lamontcg 4y ago

Been using firefox for multiple years now with no crashing issues, pretty much ever.

dang 4y ago

Probably you were downvoted because your comment took the thread on a generic tangent - indeed into one of the most-trodden areas on HN. Generic tangents are easy to fall into (of course) but make threads less interesting, which is why the site guidelines ask people to avoid them. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html Unpredictable/whimsical/curious tangents are still ok. Just not the predictable ones. More explanations here if anyone wants them: https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=true&query=by%3Adang%20black%20hole%20-pigment&sort=byDate&type=story&type=comment https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=true&que... https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=true&query=generic%20discussion%20by%3Adang%20-flamewars%20-flamewar&sort=byDate&type=comment https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=true&que...