Hum

Wow, a real bummer. FF is was still my favorite browser.

Because Chrome is just a spying browser

Here's more information about that decision.

http://techcrunch.com/2015/08/21/chrome-extensions-are-coming-to-firefox/

Crap! I've been a Firefox user for many many years but this will end it for me. I want nothing related to Google on my machines at all if possible and do my best to avoid their crap. I've had a very negative opinion of Google for many years...

So, how is opera these days?

And just which isn't?

thanks doc.

this is now the question..

whats our best bet, opera?

Just yesterday, I was working with the question of which browser to use.  I've been using the 64-bit version of Chrome, but it seemed a little slow.  In the morning, I was working with Opera and the afternoon with Fire Fox.  I've used Pale Moon for years, but need syncing between all devices, and PM lacks in this department.  I read that Opera is now using the Chromium code, but I liked it and it seemed speedier.  But, if these browsers are all going to use Chrome in their code, I'm just going to stay with Chrome.  I'll try Microsoft Edge as soon as they have extension support and can use Ad Blocker and LastPass.

I've been using chrome for awhile now. Used to be a huge FF fan but gave it up when it started getting quirky. Chrome is relatively fast, pages open quickly and adblock runs nicely as an extension. I tried Pale Moon, Opera and Whitehat, the last turned out to be the best but it doesn't save any history and you have to log in again after closing it. It was good on security but ever since it started getting quirky I moved to Chrome and haven't looked back. I can't stand IE and never really use it. If Chrome ever goes the way of the others......I dunno.

One would have to wonder if Mozilla was paid by Google to make the change.

Chrome for me here, on all my computers, make a change on one they all sync. 

You want privacy? SRWare's Iron browser. It's Chrome w/o url tracking, etc. (i.e. w/o Google).

Look at the differences here: http://www.srware.net/en/software_srware_iron_chrome_vs_iron.php

You can download it here: http://www.srware.net/en/software_srware_iron_download.php

Pale moon, pale moon, we hardly knew thee...  ow you are destined to be eclipsed by...  ... ... I used pale moon for many web sessions... will be sad to see it go. 

at least you no longer seem to be recommending that Aviator crap.

Iron is scareware/scamware too though.

it offers nothing you can't easily configure yourself in Chrome/Chromium, claims random nonsense and exists only to make money from ads. 

http://www.insanitybit.com/2012/06/23/srware-iron-browser-a-real-private-alternative-to-chrome-21/