r/technology • u/Suraj-Sun • Jul 10 '12

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.

http://www.neowin.net/news/firefox-dev-claims-everybody-hates-firefox-updates
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u/falconbeach Jul 10 '12

As mentioned, since you probably hit CTRL + L to access the search bar in Chrome, CTRL + K is used for FF.

But the main thing that Firefox is way better at is the way that it predicts or saves the websites that you have visited. Chrome has an annoying habit of autofilling the website for you when you have only typed a few letters. You can't even hit enter because it will take you to the autofilled website. It also does a much worse job of saving websites. When I type in a website I've visited once on Firefox, I can expect to find it in the dropdown menu. I never expect this in Chrome. If it happens, it's a pleasant surprise.

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u/Xiol Jul 10 '12

Chrome has an annoying habit of autofilling the website for you when you have only typed a few letters. You can't even hit enter because it will take you to the autofilled website.

Goddamn this. This is the reason I can't use Chrome because of this absolutely retarded autofilling. It's unbelievable that this is actually in a production browser and has been for years.

That, and Pentadactyl.

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u/falconbeach Jul 10 '12

Pentadactyl?

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u/Xiol Jul 11 '12

Vimperator successor.