Firefox Quantum: Will it make a difference?

Source: W3Counter, November 2017's report.

In early November, Mozilla released a heavy update for their internet browser: Firefox. The developer named the update Quantum, accompanied by advertising double the speed, yet 30% lighter than Google's Chrome. Most internet users depend on Google's Chrome browser or Apple's Safari. Other competitors such as Microsoft's Edge, Mozilla's Firefox Quantum, and the opensource Opera browser (used mostly by Linux users) .

What does Quantum really offer?

• Despite the advertising campaign, the Quantum update has actually doubled the browser's speed based on multiple outsourced speed tests. 
• “The Photon Design” a new look that has improved the over all aesthetic and brings the aged browser up to a "2017" feel and look.
• Improved many functionalities, including new extension protocols.
• Browsers, Chrome especially, use your computer's RAM and processor to quickly launch tabs and extensions. Chrome takes as much as it can to keep itself lightning fast. However, Firefox now has a setting to choose how much processing you want to dedicate to support the browser.

My experience:

I use Google Chrome 99% of the time, so I decided to give Firefox Quantum a test run for about a day. Because I am a student, most of my browsing time is spent researching, reading, or watching/listening. Sometimes, using the least amount of power is not the most convenient. Firefox is much faster then when I have used it in the past, becoming an admirable opponent to Chrome. However, Firefox is missing one competitive advantage: Accounts. Firefox has an account system with free syncing, like Chrome, yet Google has a major amount of users tied into their own account system. The problem: It's easier to consolidate, all of my apps, contacts, pictures, google drive, etc. syncs with Google Chrome. This aspect makes it difficult, inconvenient, to move to Firefox especially when Chrome is pre-installed on most mobile Android devices.      

The new Firefox is definitely a huge step in the right direct for Mozilla, time will tell if they increase their user base with Quantum.