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> but by getting people to realize that hey, maybe you don't want to stick all of your data into that proprietary hole where the biggest advertising company in
by forgotpwtomain 10y ago
> but by getting people to realize that hey, maybe you don't want to stick all of your data into that proprietary hole where the biggest advertising company in the world sits on the other end.
That argument works for maybe 1% of browser users - that's not nearly enough to support Mozilla. That said having a dedicated user-base that really doesn't want to switch helps a lot but it seems to me like they are blowing by failing to do anything for the rest of users.
- Sylos 10y agoI think, you underestimate for how many people this works. Non-technical people very much orient themselves based on what they know they can trust. If they don't understand the consequences of something, they will try to err on the safe side. See for example anti-virus software. This will is not terribly strong, as even already having to remember a few more letters in a password can completely shatter it, but in the case of Firefox vs. Chrome, that difference is practically nonexistent for the average user, so being told to use Firefox, because it's safer for you, for reasons that you don't understand, but smart people say it, so it's probably true, that can very much influence them to switch over.