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(11,093 posts) Fri Jan 22, 2016, 06:33 PM Jan 2016

Someone please explain to me why I'm still using Firefox [View all]

It probably goes all the way back to Mosaic (remember that?) then Netscape Navigator, and a healthy disregard for Internet Explorer, but nowadays (on Windows 7) if things bog down, it's invariably an instance of Firefox using up to 30% CPU.

By pure common sense I should be on Chrome. I think it's just inertia and familiarity.

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Someone please explain to me why I'm still using Firefox [View all] Tab Jan 2016 OP

Have you done a clean install at anytime? Kelvin Mace Jan 2016 #1

I've disabled all plugins except Ghostery Tab Jan 2016 #2

How old is the system Kelvin Mace Jan 2016 #3

Well, I really think there's a heat issue or some flakiness with one of the chipsets. Tab Jan 2016 #4

Oops, sorry not intending to lecture an expert Kelvin Mace Jan 2016 #5

Not a prob Tab Jan 2016 #6

FWIW Tab Jan 2016 #7

Depending on how much hassle you can put up with Kelvin Mace Jan 2016 #8

It'd be easier to manage this with a desktop Tab Jan 2016 #9

I was going to post here and explain I had mitigated the problem Tab Feb 2016 #10