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I've switched to Brave and duckduckgo. They are evil and I try avoid them at all costs. AMP is a good enough reason.

searchableguy 6y ago
Why would you switch to brave but not firefox? Genuinely curious given the amount of shenanigans they have pulled out and said oops. Most recent one - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23442027 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23442027
- jjcon 6y ago
  What would you suggest, Firefox? Mozilla has had their own set of black eyes https://www.theverge.com/2017/12/16/16784628/mozilla-mr-robot-arg-plugin-firefox-looking-glass https://www.theverge.com/2017/12/16/16784628/mozilla-mr-robo...
- lostlogin 6y ago
  Are Firefox still taking Google money? I’ve had a hunt but can’t find anything recent that is clear cut. If they are, a purist might object to that.
- zackees 6y ago
  Firefox fired their CEO because he donated to a Christian group. So this guy went and forked the Chrome browser into Brave. If you think Chrome is better than Firefox, then you'll think Brave is also better than Firefox.
Kiro 6y ago
I don't doubt that. I think a big share of HN users have done the same thing. I was talking about users outside tech.
- laichzeit0 6y ago
  Well I'm the "computer expert" in the family. So every mom, dad, aunt, sister brother and family friend gets Brave and Duckduckgo as their default search when I need to help them with anything on their computers. That's exactly how it happened back in the day when Chrome was released and those users "outside tech" were converted from Internet Explorer. Once a tech company loses the goodwill of the geeks, they're as good as done.
SahAssar 6y ago
Brave is not good lifeboat if you're jumping ship.
- intotheabyss 6y ago
  Brave on Android is pretty damn good imo. Brave on Desktop.. Needs work
  - SahAssar 6y ago
    Whatever platform the company has made some questionable decisions. So has mozilla, but definitely less so.

Why would you switch to brave but not firefox? Genuinely curious given the amount of shenanigans they have pulled out and said oops. Most recent one - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23442027 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23442027

jjcon 6y ago
What would you suggest, Firefox? Mozilla has had their own set of black eyes https://www.theverge.com/2017/12/16/16784628/mozilla-mr-robot-arg-plugin-firefox-looking-glass https://www.theverge.com/2017/12/16/16784628/mozilla-mr-robo...
lostlogin 6y ago
Are Firefox still taking Google money? I’ve had a hunt but can’t find anything recent that is clear cut. If they are, a purist might object to that.
zackees 6y ago
Firefox fired their CEO because he donated to a Christian group. So this guy went and forked the Chrome browser into Brave. If you think Chrome is better than Firefox, then you'll think Brave is also better than Firefox.

Kiro 6y ago

I don't doubt that. I think a big share of HN users have done the same thing. I was talking about users outside tech.

laichzeit0 6y ago
Well I'm the "computer expert" in the family. So every mom, dad, aunt, sister brother and family friend gets Brave and Duckduckgo as their default search when I need to help them with anything on their computers. That's exactly how it happened back in the day when Chrome was released and those users "outside tech" were converted from Internet Explorer. Once a tech company loses the goodwill of the geeks, they're as good as done.

SahAssar 6y ago

Brave is not good lifeboat if you're jumping ship.

intotheabyss 6y ago
Brave on Android is pretty damn good imo. Brave on Desktop.. Needs work
- SahAssar 6y ago
  Whatever platform the company has made some questionable decisions. So has mozilla, but definitely less so.