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Yes, god forbid people advocate their perspectives on technology in a technology discussion forum.

by astazangasta 7y ago

jackconnor 7y ago
What opinion? It's just an ad by firefox to download firefox. Do you have an opinion why I should download this you want to share?
- dictum 7y ago
  Short, flippant but hopefully concise answer: 1. Safari is only available for macOS and iOS. There's no widely available, up to date browser based on non-Blink WebKit, and it's unlikely there will be, as it's rather tied to Apple OS APIs. 2. Aside from Firefox, all browsers that are available for all major operating systems are based on Chromium/Blink, and consequently will inherit Google's architectural decisions, and on a sociopolitical level, enhance Google's domination of the Web.
  - astazangasta 7y ago
    3. Chrome is explicitly designed to track you on behalf of Google (e.g. https://www.worldtribune.com/big-brother-updated-google-chrome-tracks-users-without-asking/ https://www.worldtribune.com/big-brother-updated-google-chro...)
  - lern_too_spel 7y ago
    Ugh. Safari is garbage. So many bugs. So many missing features. A release process straight out of the 1990s. Firefox is the only serious alternative to Chrome.
  - jackconnor 7y ago
    I get why someone might want Safari, what I'm asking is why the download link is on the front page of HN when there's no opinion nor perspective. I keep hearing "it's not an ad" but then...what is it?
- fourier_mode 7y ago
  This isn't an ad by Firefox, it is a reminder by fellow programmer to support FOSS in response to https://9to5google.com/2019/05/29/chrome-ad-blocking-enterprise-manifest-v3/ https://9to5google.com/2019/05/29/chrome-ad-blocking-enterpr... .
guuhv 7y ago
With some reasoning or something, okay. Example: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18626316 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18626316 --- That was an interesting read. This? This is just spam.

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Yes, god forbid people advocate their perspectives on technology in a technology discussion forum.

by astazangasta 7y ago

Yes, god forbid people advocate their perspectives on technology in a technology discussion forum.

jackconnor 7y ago
What opinion? It's just an ad by firefox to download firefox. Do you have an opinion why I should download this you want to share?
- dictum 7y ago
  Short, flippant but hopefully concise answer: 1. Safari is only available for macOS and iOS. There's no widely available, up to date browser based on non-Blink WebKit, and it's unlikely there will be, as it's rather tied to Apple OS APIs. 2. Aside from Firefox, all browsers that are available for all major operating systems are based on Chromium/Blink, and consequently will inherit Google's architectural decisions, and on a sociopolitical level, enhance Google's domination of the Web.
  - astazangasta 7y ago
    3. Chrome is explicitly designed to track you on behalf of Google (e.g. https://www.worldtribune.com/big-brother-updated-google-chrome-tracks-users-without-asking/ https://www.worldtribune.com/big-brother-updated-google-chro...)
  - lern_too_spel 7y ago
    Ugh. Safari is garbage. So many bugs. So many missing features. A release process straight out of the 1990s. Firefox is the only serious alternative to Chrome.
  - jackconnor 7y ago
    I get why someone might want Safari, what I'm asking is why the download link is on the front page of HN when there's no opinion nor perspective. I keep hearing "it's not an ad" but then...what is it?
- fourier_mode 7y ago
  This isn't an ad by Firefox, it is a reminder by fellow programmer to support FOSS in response to https://9to5google.com/2019/05/29/chrome-ad-blocking-enterprise-manifest-v3/ https://9to5google.com/2019/05/29/chrome-ad-blocking-enterpr... .
guuhv 7y ago
With some reasoning or something, okay. Example: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18626316 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18626316 --- That was an interesting read. This? This is just spam.