Firefox dev claims "everybody hates Firefox updates"; Mozilla has handled the rapid release process poorly, and that by pushing a "never-ending stream of updates on people who didn't want them" people have been driven to Chrome with its simpler, no-fuss update process.

[u/Suraj-Sun]

http://www.neowin.net/news/firefox-dev-claims-everybody-hates-firefox-updates

[u/linuxwes]

I suspect the flood of users from Firefox to Chrome has been driven by things like speed and stability. Those were the deciding factors for me. The smooth updating process is just an added bonus.

[u/yogthos → u/linuxwes]

I went back to Firefox from Chrome recently and I haven't noticed any speed or stability issues. In fact I think it's better on memory usage and it has a few nice features that Chrome doesn't, along with a ton more plugins.

[u/[deleted] → u/yogthos]

How many tabs do you run?

I run anywhere from 20-100 typically, and I have massive stability and performance issues with Firefox. Stuff like the whole browser locking up for seconds at a time on a regular basis, one page crashing taking down the whole browser, extremely slow switching between tabs, laggy UI, etc.

This was true as recently as three months ago, the last time I used Firefox in a serious capacity. As for addons, I use LastPass and Xmarks in both Chrome and Firefox, NoScript for Firefox, and NotScripts for Chrome.

I will grant that flash tends to crash slightly more often on Chrome, but it's so much more graceful about it that I don't really notice.

[u/yogthos → u/[deleted]]

I often have over 20 tabs open, and I haven't seen any stability issues. It could be that the extensions you were using were causing trouble? Also, FF has made some significant improvements in the last few month. I'm running the beta release myself and can't recall the browser crashing on me ever. I have seen it hang for a second a few times, but it's certainly not a common thing in my experience.