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hferreira107
Iron Contributor
Apr 17, 2019

Edge container tabs

Hello everyone. One of the things I like in the Firefox is the possibility of using containers. Mozilla have two containers add-on's, Facebook Container (exclusively to the Facebook) and Multi-Acco...
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anonymouse007
Copper Contributor
Aug 19, 2020

Woww, I thought I was the only one. Edge is excellent but I'm sticking to firefox because of that containers thing.

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HotCakeX
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Aug 20, 2020
I don't use containers in Firefox anymore, I find them cumbersome to use daily.
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    TrafGib
    Iron Contributor
    Aug 20, 2020

    HotCakeX 

    Interesting, I always found them to be straightforward and most convenient. Regardless, I decided to stop straddling the fence and fully commit to Edge. Having used it since the Insider program started, it has been my go to for 95% of my daily activity. I would use Firefox specifically for the tasks where I felt that the advantages of the container functionality was beneficial.

     

    With that said, I have felt like the writing was on the wall for the downfall, if not demise, of Firefox. The news of their first big layoff was a flag, then the second layoff and restructuring of the company was all I needed to make up my mind. Granted, they did ink a new Google deal through 2023, but I think that is just a Band-Aid.

     

    As I had mentioned elsewhere, predicting the demise of Firefox is problematic as it seems it has been almost dead for years, and it may well linger on for years to come. Regardless, I finally gave in and did the Firefox uninstall. Yes, I still wish we had containers in Edge, but I have simply adapted to using a private browser tab for the few activities that I want to keep in a separate walled-off bucket. 

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      creechy
      Copper Contributor
      Aug 20, 2020

      I'm of the same opinion of TrafGib. Sadly I think the days of Firefox are numbered. It has been my primary browser practically since it's inception. It is truly the one browser that could do everything for me. 

      My hope is that Microsoft will push Edge Chromium to the same level of privacy, flexibility and configurability of Firefox. With a few extensions I have been able to approximate the experience enough to use Edge on a daily basis.

      As for this request specifically, although not a complete substitute, I have found the SessionBox extension (https://sessionbox.io/discover) to be a replacement for some of the uses of Firefox Containers. Specifically, I need to maintain multiple sessions to some services using multiple accounts, and for this SessionBox works.

       

       

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        edgerch
        Copper Contributor
        Feb 11, 2021

        creechy the problem with SessionBox.io extension is that the "isolated sessions" are not remembered when you close/reopen the browser. Right now you need to "click extension icon and open" each tab/session every time you restart your browser 😞

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      HotCakeX
      MVP
      Aug 20, 2020
      Firefox is a good browser, I don't know why it's losing its market share, it's sad.

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