I use Firefox 29 for most of my profiles. Because I have a very specific workflow with add-ons, that runs circles around any Chrome user.
It's also more secure, because of my external sandboxing.
I also have my own container mechanism for Firefox that I have been using for years.
And this is what the web is all about. It used to be that the web was accessible to people in remote parts of the world, using old hardware, and anyone could write and add to it.
Now it's quickly becoming a black box that only wealthy people can access.
The performance gains that come with newer browsers (generally) should allow websites to run on older hardware. Not to mention support for new protocols and compression that lead to smaller assets being sent to all devices.
I can see how my comment wasn't clear. The fact that disadvantaged people are being driven off the web has nothing to do with the fact that I have a highly customized browser setup. I probably should have made that more clear.
It seems as if your paradigm shifts it from "only wealthy people can access" to "only people technically competent enough to set up a sandbox can access"
No, I wasn't advocating that anyone use my advanced browser setup. I was just illustrating that there are reasons why someone would want to do so.
I really shouldn't have to do this. Mozilla should have put more effort into add-on compatibility. Add-ons are the only thing that Firefox has going for it.
It's also more secure, because of my external sandboxing.
I also have my own container mechanism for Firefox that I have been using for years.
And this is what the web is all about. It used to be that the web was accessible to people in remote parts of the world, using old hardware, and anyone could write and add to it.
Now it's quickly becoming a black box that only wealthy people can access.