Anyone using WaterFox instead of FireFox?

I've been a faithful FF user for years but lately it's seemed to be very buggy, slow and to cap it all, incompatible with current versions of Java. So Rich suggested I uninstall it and install WaterFox instead. Never heard of it before but boy! is it fast! Only been on it this one day but thus far I'm very impressed.

Only hiccup - while I was able to retrieve my bookmarks (I have Xmarks - also highly recommended), I completely forgot about my passwords! Gorn, gorn and nevar called me muvva!

So now I shall have to keep doing a 'forgot password' in order to get into all the sites I use.

Bother! (or words to that effect )

 

I've never heard of WaterFox! I'll have to have a look at that
add... I'm on a Mac, Firefox for Mac is already 64bit so there's no benefit in me switching. But it does look good

 

I was going to ask that?
Why did you uninsall firefox?
I've got IE, firefox and Chrome on my PC.

 

Read first post!

 

Just found this thread and was alerted to existence of Waterfox from another thread.
I too have been an avid fan of FF for donkeys and always loved it, the only problem I've found occasionally was a Flash issue but that seems to be ironed out now (IMO Chrome is quick but unsophisticated and IE is clunky and never liked it from the beginning, each to their own of course).

I have installed Waterfox without problems and giving it a whirl while I have FF installed also. The only small irritation on having them both installed is that one checks the other on startup to (I think) compare what addons are installed etc. so as to ensure both up to date. I like Waterfox so far and will give it a fair trial. I'm wondering if I uninstall FF if Waterfox will remain intact with all the bookmarks, addons, extensions that I originally installed to customise FF.

What do other people think about WF compared to FF?

Cheers

 

@wiseowl - I'm sure under that charming debonair exterior there is a foxy owl just waiting to fledge. Will keep you posted on how things go.

@fat controller - cheers for that, we can compare notes as we get more experience with it.

@Loofah - thanks for that, but I thought that when uninstalling FF you got the options to, in effect, leave everything intact. No?

GG

 

FC I think I'm finding little difference in speed, perhaps a tad quicker but nothing significant. It is a fair while since I was a tweekhead and overclocker I'll still give it a little while longer before my final thoughts.

GG

 

What sort of things are on your list as making Chrome "unsophisticated" (Or Firefox / Waterfox "sophisticated" ?