And I can assure that it is not my fault. I am a software engineer, for one, and I run a tight ship - my Windows system is perpetually bare-bones. I keep as little running as possible. It's not my system (which is modern and up-to-date, including keeping up with Windows Updates).
Plugin-wise, almost nothing. Flash (groan), but I tend to keep that turned off unless I actually need it.
Under that scenario, Firefox is still sluggish and crash-prone during normal browsing. Innocuous browsing, to boot - I'm talking things like news sites, reddit, HN, StackExchange.
It has left such a bad taste in my mouth that I have very little interest in trying to figure out what is actually behind this - especially when I can install Chrome and have a squeaky-clean browsing experience in an identical environment. I think it is pretty fair to place the blame squarely on Firefox.
While in retrospect, I regret the wording of my original post, I stand my position that I do not feel Firefox is fit to be considered a top browser.
Well, I have had none of the problems you describe, with a machine that's not maintained on your level I might add, so I guess my good experience cancels out your bad experience.
Therefore, Firefox is neither good nor bad, it is neutral.
But that's my point. The attitude is that since he has had issues with the software he labels it bad software on that basis. I don't have those problems but for some reason I'm not allowed to dispute his label of the software.
I'm just trying to use the false logic presented to me in the same manner. I do not have problems with Mozilla Firefox, therefore, I demand that the world agree with me that it is "good software". How is that any different?
But in the end, it's just "software" and different people have different experiences.
Since I cannot reply to burgerbrain below for some reason...
Yes, he is. He labels the software as bad and apparently expects everyone to agree.
Anyone who states that Product A is bad because of his negative experience with said product while ignoring/discounting other people's positive experience with the same product is demanding agreement.
A better response, to me at least, from someone in that situation is, "I have had problems with Firefox and therefore I choose to use Chrome as I feel it is a better browser."
There's a difference between saying one product is better than another and just labeling one of them as bad. Especially when it's based roughly on personal experience.
Plugin-wise, almost nothing. Flash (groan), but I tend to keep that turned off unless I actually need it.
Under that scenario, Firefox is still sluggish and crash-prone during normal browsing. Innocuous browsing, to boot - I'm talking things like news sites, reddit, HN, StackExchange.
It has left such a bad taste in my mouth that I have very little interest in trying to figure out what is actually behind this - especially when I can install Chrome and have a squeaky-clean browsing experience in an identical environment. I think it is pretty fair to place the blame squarely on Firefox.
While in retrospect, I regret the wording of my original post, I stand my position that I do not feel Firefox is fit to be considered a top browser.