The address bar autocomplete with all of my bizilion bookmarks in its sqlite database is slower than its web based search bar autocomplete. Comparing FireFox to Chrome: the perceived difference in speed between their address bars ( Chrome's address bar uses Googgle search ) is even more stunning. Chrome autocomplete feels near instant, while FireFox sometimes goes so slowly i sometimes literally give up and do something else while waiting for it to finish thinking. ( go boot Chrome, for instance. )
Some of this is basic software design...
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