I created an account just to give input for this thread.
I currently use Brave which uses Chrome profiles (since its a Chromium branch). I think this is fine for most users as its easy to understand as it acts like a user login, which everyone is familiar with. I think containers are really cool though. Its almost like a magic trick to be able to have different identities in two separate tabs without having to switch users! I would love to see Profiles immediately implemented and Containers some time down the line as its a more advanced frature.
I was surprised that Orion didn’t have any profile support but I guess it makes sense since its built off Webkit. This unfortunately is a show-stopper for me though as I use many profiles. There are a lot of companies that will host browser sessions in the cloud that prevent fingerprinting (Gologin,VMMask, Hydraproxy, etc) and the monthly fees are really high but for many users its worth it!
The way I see it, Orion should put Profiles at the top of the list to create a killer app.
Profiles WITH separate syncing for each profile - Currently the only syncing that exists with Chrome Profiles is when logged into Google for each profile. All this work to then have to trust the devil to be able to get syncing! The syncing should be at the browser level, not the search engine level.
Orion should then partner with a proxy service.
With browser level syncing, built in proxy and fingerprint blocking, Orion effectively replaces Gologin and all the other paid services. Out the door Orion could charge a monthly fee for these services and all of the affiliate and other similar use types would use it instead.
I think the Orion devs thought that the killer app would be extensions and fingerprint blocking but those are features. The true magic happens with profiles (and containers for more advanced users).
If Orion did this and allowed users like myself to contribute even a portion of the money that is going to these other companies ($100/mo per user with some companies needed dozens of licenses) then it could immediately hire a dozen developers and make short work of the remaining features needed.
Id love to see Orion be the new Firefox and its all within its grasp if it plays its cards right.