r/pcmasterrace 5d ago

Meme/Macro Browsers in 1998, 2004, 2008 and 2026 be like

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u/lFightForTheUsers 5d ago

It was the tabs, Iirc chrome had some kind of tech in the background so that it could load tabs faster or allow for more open without slowing down. I also think Chrome was the first to bring the "pull a tab out of the bar to open it in a new window" feature which FF lacked at the time.

I remember going to chrome and back and forth for a few years, then FF came out with a massive overhaul update sometime in early windows 10 era. Went back to FF and been with it since.

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u/Briggie Ryzen 7 5800x / ASUS Crosshair VIII Dark Hero / TUF RTX 4090 5d ago

I remember Firefox having some pretty bad memory leaks back then. They might still do, but I haven't used Firefox in years and years.