• EmmaGoldman [she/her, comrade/them]@hexbear.net
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    3 days ago

    The memory leak problem is actually intentional design.

    All services are run as separate processes. It can crowd out any other software running on the device. By taking advantage of what any other developer would consider a memory leak, Chrome can run 0.5% faster than if it actually did memory collection. Yes this is 100% real.

    • FourteenEyes [he/him]@hexbear.net
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      3 days ago

      So it’s dogshit on purpose, just one more reason to never touch it

      I’ve always been incredibly confused as to why anyone uses Chrome when Firefox is right there. Runs much better and it’s been out for years.