Once upon a time, Google Chrome was atop the internet browser food chain with its simplistic design, easy access to Google Search, and customizable layout. By contrast, it was lightyears ahead of Microsoft’s Internet Explorer, which had a abstracted abode bar and Bing (yes, that’s still a thing) search bar.

Once upon a time, Google Chrome was atop the internet browser food chain with its simplistic design, easy access to Google Search, and customizable layout. By contrast, it was lightyears ahead of Microsoft’s Internet Explorer, which had a abstracted abode bar and Bing (yes, that’s still a thing) search bar.

In 2020, most browsers have adapted. Google Chrome has mainly kept itself on top of the food chain. They basically invented auto-search in the abode bar. Besides that, Mozilla Firefox’s layout is way cleaner, Safari sells itself as Apple proprietary software with a massive accent on aegis and privacy, even Opera’s take on what a browser should be is worth trying out. Microsoft’s newest browser Edge, which replaced the hated Internet Explorer, is even far more acknowledged and I even use it on my PC.

I’ll use annihilation besides Google Chrome. And here are my affidavit why.

The RAM Chrome uses is insane

Chrome is a memory beast. Unless your PC has 8 GB of RAM or hopefully a solid processor, it will hate Chrome. I’ve seen games that don’t use the RAM Chrome does.

Obviously, using less extensions on Chrome can lead to lower memory usage, but even my grandpa has somehow found ways to install several browser extensions on his computer, which brings me to my second point.

Permissions for extensions

Sure, one of the big pulls to use Chrome is their all-embracing addendum library. But some extensions crave a very wide range of permissions on your computer.

Essentially, Google divides these permissions into three categories: high, medium, and low.

A “high” approval is annihilation that can range to files on your PC/Mac or even your webcam. “Medium” approval gives the addendum permission to access data on websites you’ve visited or accolade those websites have placed in the browser for you. “Low” permissions are just concrete area data, browser history, or maybe data you copy and paste.

Chrome’s policy, however, is all or nothing, acceptation developers sometimes have no choice but to abide by these specific sets of rules, and there’s really no way to tell why an addendum or developer needs assertive permissions. It’s always a good idea to be alert of the extensions you install, which is why my grandpa’s PC reminds me of that SpongeBob “Great Snail Race” adventure where Patrick tells his rock to “go when you feel like it.”