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A browser isn't really a program any more but a platform for running other programs. Like how javaw.exe is really Minecraft, firefox.exe is really YouTube. Go to about:processes to find more detail.

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The point is, if I want to edit a text file, I don't need to use eclipse. I can use something that hasn't added loads of features. I don't need to use whatever Adobe product, I can use some paint app.

If I want to watch streaming videos, I don't have a choice about how I do that.

Fine Firefox is basically a bloated YouTube app. That doesn't change the fact that it is inefficient (from the pov of my CPU) for doing that.

You aren't using NewPipe or yt-dlp+mpv?

I don't really watch YouTube on my desktop. But the point still stands unless you have replacements for all the other websites.

If I want to edit a WindowBuilder file I have to use Eclipse.

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