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Back in the days when Netscape Navigator went down, I switched to then-new Firefox.
I have had no reason to not use it. With mods Firefox even allows me to keep the UI looking exactly the same as it did with version 3.x, where everything is just where I want it to be.
Change just for the sake of change is pointless.
I switched to chrome for a few years but went back to Firefox about 3 years ago. Google can piss off as far as Iβm concerned.
Have you ever used it's DevTools? Chrome DevTools feels outdated in comparison
I just don't like monopolies, and right now everything else is chrome
I was using Mozilla in order to not use Internet Explorer and at some point I switched to their new browser when it was still called Firebird.
Nowadays I stick to it just so Google doesn't get a browser monopoly.
Because I used the old mozilla browser back in the 90s and when it switched to calling firefox I kept on using it.
Extension support/customization.
I used Firefox on the desktop since it was called Firebird. I could mix and match and mush all sorts of crazy things into it over the years. I was very happy with it.
Then Australis (sp?) changed everything on the desktop and broke all my extensions. Some still worked, but since the goal was "be Chrome" I just switched to that.
On mobile it was a similar experience. I could add all sorts of extensions and then one day I just couldn't. All the browsers were basically the same so I switched to Chrome.
One day Chrome added the ability to have the URL bar on the bottom and I was so pleased. Then one day they took it away. I looked online how to get it back and discovered Firefox could do it. Then I learned that as long as I used Firefox Nightly I could install extensions. (I think you can do this in stable now?) Then I learned about a handful of other useful customizations.
I use Firefox mainly. I use Chrome sometimes if I'm testing something, mostly to test "Did I fuck up with my constant customization in Firefox or is this website just stupid?"
I use Firefox because it (generally) let's me decide how it should work.
Itβs the default browser on my computer, and it doesnβt suck, so Iβm not motivated to seek an alternative.
Privacy primarily and less likely to be targeted for widespread attack because there's a fraction of the user base Chrome enjoys.
I use Firefox because I really like the containers extension that makes sure each tab is its own environment to prevent cross contamination of cookies etc. Also, I can rest assured that ublock origin is working as intended by the author since it is primarily targeted toward Firefox these days I think.
Sadly I had to stop using Firefox on my gaming Windows box because for whatever reason my Firefox install seems to gobble up all of my GPU memory. It's working fine on Mac and Linux though.
Honestly I'm just used to it. Using it now for probably about two decades.
I was a big Netscape fan and when Firefox came out, I adopted it pretty soon. Never left it as I never quite get the hang of Chrome.
It's a great web browser and it represents the very concepts of choice and freedom. Chrome isn't better at all, I really only used it because the extension availability felt higher for a while.
It works great with Wayland and I switched to Firefox mobile as well.
Honestly, even though I want to say it's for security or something, I use Firefox because of habit. Ive used it ever since I got my first PC over a decade ago and don't remember the reason I switched in the first place.
Like the logo and it works as well as the alternatives
Originally (more than a decennia ago) because it had better customizability, later because it was less memory hungry.
I'm not sure if using Librewolf on desktop or Mull on mobile counts but they are pretty good hardened forks of Firefox.
Firefox is great but the downside is that it isn't as private as browsers I've mentioned by default. Still, it is solid choice from privacy perspective.
Because Pale Moon became a dumpster fire.
On top of what everyone else said: I REALLY hate the UI design of Chrome. We just donβt get along. Firefox always worked well for me.
It has good add-ons be I give enough of my data to Google.
bottom navigation is a godsend these days as phone screens are 7". Also adblocker.
Absolutely. I only use chrome for d&d stuff because some specific formatting gets screwed up on Firefox.
Because it's good
My FFFL Tatoo is gonna be so rad.