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Link: ‘Chrome is Still a Threat to Your MacBook’s Battery’

The Verge1came to a conclusion that should already be obvious to regular Mac laptop users: Chrome is a battery hog. Especially compared to Safari.

It has always been mind-boggling to me that some people buy a Mac and then install Chrome or Firefox right away. Both browsers started off lean and mean, especially compared to Internet Explorer, but those days are long behind us. These days, Chrome and Firefox are the iTunes of web browers: bloated, ugly, and hobbled by cross-platform compatibility compromises.

Safari isn’t bloatware – Safari is a reason to buy a Mac instead of a PC. Especially for iOS users; the cross-platform synchronization features are extremely useful and extremely stable.

If you’ve been using Chrome or Firefox on the Mac, either out of habit or out of history, you’re missing out on one of the Mac’s best apps.

  1. I know, I know, I hate linking to The Verge. Between their bloated design and their click-bait misleading headlines (including this one – Seriously, a threat? Chrome is going to blow up your battery?), it seems like they’ve been on a steady downward spiral since they launched. But still, this article is worth sharing, if only to get the story out. ↩