Safari has always had compatibility issues with certain sites; there are some specific ones that historically haven't worked well with Safari.
But starting about a year ago, the problem has become more general. I frequently notice sites that used to work fine with Safari not loading, or loading very slowly (e.g., nytimes.com). When I switch to Firefox, everything is fine. Has anyone else noticed this on their Mac devices?
I specifically recall having a serious issue with the 3D embed on NASA's whereIsWebb site (in June 2022), in which not only Safari, but my entire computer, froze for several seconds. And this was repeatable. This did not occur with Firefox, Chrome or Edge.
Over this time, I've been using a 2019 27" i9 iMac running the latest versions of Monterey and Safari (which are currently 12.7.1 and 17.1, respectively). My internet connection is reasonably fast—certainly fast enough to load websites:
But starting about a year ago, the problem has become more general. I frequently notice sites that used to work fine with Safari not loading, or loading very slowly (e.g., nytimes.com). When I switch to Firefox, everything is fine. Has anyone else noticed this on their Mac devices?
I specifically recall having a serious issue with the 3D embed on NASA's whereIsWebb site (in June 2022), in which not only Safari, but my entire computer, froze for several seconds. And this was repeatable. This did not occur with Firefox, Chrome or Edge.
Over this time, I've been using a 2019 27" i9 iMac running the latest versions of Monterey and Safari (which are currently 12.7.1 and 17.1, respectively). My internet connection is reasonably fast—certainly fast enough to load websites:
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