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10 Reasons You Should Switch From Chrome to Firefox. (www.howtogeek.com)
submitted 11 months ago by L4s to c/technology
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10 Reasons You Should Switch From Chrome to Firefox.::The best browser sync out there.

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[–] lovesickoyster 4 points 11 months ago (3 children)

The only reason I have chrome even installed is because I am forced to use it for chromecast every once in a while.

[–] Psythik 4 points 11 months ago

I use Ungoogled Chromium exclusively for YouTube, cause my graphics card csn upscale videos and convert them to HDR, but not in Firefox. The moment I get those features in Firefox, I'm done with Chrome for good.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago (1 children)

There's a video service my therapist uses that refuses to run in Firefox. I expect it probably could, but it's a lot less work to just launch chrome for that one use case.

[–] stoly 6 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Install a user agent switcher. There are several for Firefox and you can spoof chrome.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Welllll I also have the other use case of my partner refuses to switch, so she wants chrome on the computer too.

[–] stoly 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Use different user accounts. Do you own thing. You can have both installed.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

I do have both installed, but it's easier to use chrome for the one use case I have since it's going to be installed anyway for her

Edit: oh you mean a user agent switcher too... Well, that seems like work 😛

[–] stoly 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I'm saying that you log in as "jojo" to the computer and another account is called "jojo's gf". You can do whatever you want in each and won't bother the other. Computers are designed for muiltiuser use.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

It doesn't bother either of us to be using the same login on the computer. And it doesn't really bother her that firefix is installed nor me that chrome is.

And since chrome is sitting right there, it's the easiest way to use my therapist's video service.