• OtherPetard@feddit.nl
    1·
    9 months ago

    Originally (more than a decennia ago) because it had better customizability, later because it was less memory hungry.

  • JSens1998@lemmy.ml
    1·
    9 months ago

    Because it’s one of the only remaining browsers (the other one being Safari) that doesn’t run on Chromium. We must protect FireFox and Safari with our lives because if they die out then Google has a monopoly on the browser space. Not something anyone wants… I mean look at their Manifest V3, and web DRM controversies. They are trying to ruin the web. Don’t let them people!

    Plus, I just like the ability to customize the toolbar, and FireFox Sync is just brilliant for syncing between mobile and desktop!

  • N4CHEM@lemmy.ml
    1·
    9 months ago

    Because it’s the only browser not based on Google’s Chromium rendering engine (Webview, WebKit? whatever). Using any other browser supports Google’s monopoly over how we browse the internet and what we are allowed to see. No, fuck Google.

    Edit: spelling

    • mreiner@beehaw.orgEnglish
      1·
      9 months ago

      Technically, WebKit is Apple’s rendering engine (Safari).

      Google uses Blink, which is a fork of WebKit, but is its own thing now.

      So, you can still use Safari without directly contributing to Google’s de facto rendering engine monopoly.

  • God@sh.itjust.works
    01·
    9 months ago

    Containers addon. And it has bookmarks decades old. Remove both and I wouldn’t care much. I’m also more familiar with it. It feels more natural due to this. I feel more comfortable on it. More at home, less scared.

  • HowMany@lemmy.ml
    01·
    9 months ago

    When it first came it out it was slow slow slow. They’ve fixed that. Admittedly their search engine returns “sparse” results compared to google, but their security and commitment to privacy is worth the dearth of ‘hits’ to my more esoteric searches.