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Phrasing it as a dichotomy like that is pretty dishonest, especially how Firefox is twice as popular than Edge [1] and is free open source software that doesn't
by swebs 7y ago
Phrasing it as a dichotomy like that is pretty dishonest, especially how Firefox is twice as popular than Edge [1] and is free open source software that doesn't spy on you.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Usage_share_of_web_browsers#Summary_tables https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Usage_share_of_web_browsers#Su...
- sho_hn 7y agoI think the situation invites that specific comparison because the new Edge is based on Chromium. I didn't read it as leaving out Firefox for any other reason.
- mmanfrin 7y agoOP didn't mention Safari or Brave either, don't be so hair-trigger looking for offense.
- dessant 7y agoMicrosoft is replicating the entire browser ecosystem, so developers and users who prefer Chromium are no longer bound to Google. Firefox is my browser of choice, and their reviewer team is wonderful, see my other [1] comment, though all of this is tangential to Firefox. [1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22057859 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22057859
- techntoke 7y agoFirefox has the same analytics and browser feedback settings enabled as Chromium, and both have options to disable them.
- int_19h 7y agoThe dichotomy comes up because the new Edge supports Chrome extensions. So it's literally the same code being submitted to both stores, which makes it more of an apples-to-apples comparison.
- bla3 7y agoFirefox and Safari are source compatible with chrome extensions too. Everyone copied Chrome's extension api.
- halfjoking 7y agoRyan Gosling thinks differently: https://superanimo.s3.amazonaws.com/porting-firefox-extensions-2-LOJmZ-2248.mp4 https://superanimo.s3.amazonaws.com/porting-firefox-extensio...
- urbanjunkie 7y agoThe fuck is your problem?