6 reasons not to Chrome

Chrome is incredibly popular. He is easy and fast - in any case, such a reputation it has won itself with its first release. For many Chrome - the first application that is installed on the new system. He perfectly integrated with Google services and synchronized between your devices. What else can you want from a browser?

However, Chrome is not perfect. And the fact that he was chosenBrowser & Platform Market Share. April 2018 more than 60% of Internet users, does not mean that it is ideal for you.

1. Chrome is watching you

One can hardly say that Chrome respects your privacy. The browser sends Google diligently all that is possible - your location, search history, typed URL history and still a lot of things. All this is to show you targeted advertisements and to "improve» Chrome for you.

If you hesitate attention to such a large corporation to the person, you can tune Chrome for more privacy. Or, better yet, stop all use it.

Install Firefox with feature Do Not Track, which in addition also speeds up page loading, or the Chromium, and Opera, or Vivaldi. These browsers confidentiality everything is much better. Or - in the hardcore version - note the Tor Browser and Epic. That's really where privacy built in the absolute. Tor Browser even alerts you when you expand the window to full screen, which you can find on the diagonal of the monitor.

2. Chrome allows himself too much

Chrome - more than just a browser. It's practically running inside your operating system. He lives with his mind. For example, Chrome users noticedThe browser scans their documents and files. As it turned out, Chrome performs anti-virus scanning. Permission to do so he did not ask.

You really like the browser rummages through your personal files, even with the best of intentions?

3. Chrome consumes your laptop battery

In batteries of laptops, there is one small drawback: they rapidly lose their charge. It is to be expected if you watch the video, or running resource-intensive applications. But what if you just scroll the page in a browser?

Chrome eats your battery like mad. Why, even Edge was more modest it in terms of power consumption. Firefox and Opera with a feature of "conservation batteries"And does not leave a chance to Chrome.

And if you are a user MacOS, the most energy-efficient browser for the system you already have - it is Safari. In one testGetting the new MacBook? Avoid Google Chrome for better battery lifePublished by Cult of Mac, MacBook running Safari lasted 35% longer than with Chrome.

4. Chrome takes too much system resources

In addition to the battery, Chrome also eats up memory and processor. If you are in the midst of the work run "Task Manager", you can estimate how many there Shrome processes. Browser generates a separate process for each tab or extension, as well as perform preliminary rendering of pages that helps their speedy boot.

Yes, this method allows Chrome will not fall if one tab hangs, and generally adds stability and responsiveness. As long as you have plenty of RAM. And yet Chrome can be run in the background even after closing the windows, in order to "please" you with their applications.

Yes, there are ways to lower Chrome appetites. But why, when Firefox and even Edge occupy much lessWho's Winning The Browser Memory Usage War? memory than Chrome?

5. Chrome is not the fastest browser

Once Chrome was indeed the fastest browser in the world, but those days are long gone. Layfhaker Open in Chrome, Firefox, Opera, Vivaldi and Edge - and page loading speed is almost the same in all browsers.

Yes, there are differences, but they appear only in the synthetic tests, and we are talking about milliseconds. Do you really keep a stopwatch in his hand when clicks on the links?

Chrome shows the best results in tests related to the support for HTML5 standards, but Firefox and Edge slightly inferior to him in this. And when downloading Firefox Web pages in some cases ahead of Chrome. In testsThe best web browsers DigitalTrends Edge browsers, Opera, Chrome Vivaldi spared in the three benchmarks.

Ordinary users, who do not say anything Artful buzzwords like JetЅtream, Octane and Kraken, Chrome seems fast. Exactly as much as the rest of the browsers.

6. Chrome interface is not particularly Customize

Look at the interface of Chrome. It is very simple and convenient. It is not easy to clutter extraneous buttons, and it will meet all your needs. As long as you do not want to tweak it a little thinner.

Move the extensions on the other side of the panel? No, you can only hide unused icons. Add and edit new panels and buttons? Not. Resize the address bar, bookmarks bar to move to a different location? Use what you have created for Google designers.

Safari, where the buttons, address and search fields can be sorted in any order desired by, Vivaldi, with its custom toolbar and grouping of tabs of Firefox and, in general interface which can be changed beyond recognition, look at all this with perplexity.

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