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They don't have an easy time getting away with it because they're largely a community project and exist with the aim of doing better. That will remain the case

by Vinnl 8y ago

They don't have an easy time getting away with it because they're largely a community project and exist with the aim of doing better. That will remain the case - even in the unlikely future where they'll be in the lead. In the present day, however, we don't even need them to be in the lead - they just need a somewhat significant market share. Furthermore, trustworthiness is a spectrum, and Mozilla's issues are still peanuts compared to Google's. It's a valid stance to criticise those issues, but it's flawed reasoning to use those as a reason to jump to Chrome.

AnIdiotOnTheNet 8y ago
I'm not making an argument for which browser to support (what a stupid concept, who cares), I'm making an argument that Mozilla has violated its users trust in the past and no one should reasonably expect they won't do so again.
- Vinnl 8y ago
  > (what a stupid concept, who cares) The reason I care is because it's not about supporting a piece of software, but about protecting the open web, and therefore civil rights. > I'm making an argument that Mozilla has violated its users trust in the past and no one should reasonably expect they won't do so again. And I'm making the argument that you can expect Mozilla to not violate its users' trust anywhere near the extent that Google does, and that you can expect its community to keep it in line to ensure that.
  - AnIdiotOnTheNet 8y ago
    > open web, and therefore civil rights. Civil rights? Really?
    - Vinnl 8y ago
      Yes.