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I use Edge on my work computer since I can log into it with enterprise SSO and store my passwords and bookmarks to my work account. Not ideal, but I don't do anything personal on my work computer because I already have zero expectation of privacy on it anyway.
Vertical Tabs are an absolute game-changer, especially combined with tab groups. I can actually juggle hundreds of tabs in a single browser window without issue. It's the only thing I can say that Edge got right.
I've been waiting for this development for a long time. I can't wait to have this functionality on my personal computer, on a privacy-respecting FOSS browser no less. The extensions currently available for this are just not that great, it has to be a native feature.
Ff with sidebery is pretty amazing. Although, it's annoying you need to add a CSS file to disable regular tabs.
I have a CSS file anyways to make look the giant buttons like actual tabs.
Hundreds? Why? I never have more than like ten, and each time I open my browser I start with none
Not the person you replied to, but I can help with an example:
Fair points, though what advantage does keeping unloaded tabs serve over using bookmarks?
Personally, I can't use bookmarks because if they're out of sight, they get forgotten. Keeping things in an open tab is like having the browser constantly bugging me to remind me that I have to do this thing. It doesn't guarantee that it gets addressed in a timely manner, but with the alternative it's guaranteed to not be done at all.
It also helps to keep my place in my work. There's things that I'll always have open because I need quick access to them and don't want the friction of trying to find the page to lead to procrastination. Same with anything that's relevant to work in progress.
So like astroturfing?
Not at all. Just managing clients stuff on portals that don't allow for delegated access to a single account.