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Until it's your bank that goes Chrome only.

by shock 6y ago

freeopinion 6y ago
You either have principles or you don't. Anything else is haggling over price.
- sneakernets 6y ago
  Meanwhile, in the real world... As an early Linux user, I still remember running a Windows VM with IE installed, for years, just to do online banking. Heck, at my current corporate job all the Mac users (mostly the web designers) are given VMs to run IE11 to fill out their timecards, and use product management software. This is absurd, but real. I'm no stranger to having to use VMs to do basic stuff online, but not everyone else is. And, to be honest, no one should have to set up a VM to use a browser they cannot trust, just to protect themselves from stupid drive-by malware.
colejohnson66 6y ago
Most sites that “require” Chrome will render and run fine on Firefox. It’s just a matter of setting your user agent to say you’re running Chrome.
- d3nj4l 6y ago
  > It’s just a matter of setting your user agent to say you’re running Chrome. This is the real clincher - websites discriminating against Firefox often don't know why. I assume it's because they don't want to be liable for using their software on a browser they haven't tested on. Or it's just the good ol' Google search on Firefox mobile thing, i.e. "we'll gimp it for no particular reason!"
- stjohnswarts 6y ago
  It may be now, but how long before everyone moves over to GoogleChromeNet rather than the internet and Firefox can't even read the webpage let alone render it.
- dingaling 6y ago
  Firefox recently removed the facility to set user-agent on a per-site basis. It's only universal now. So if you now want to spoof as Chrome to your bank, you spoof as Chrome to all websites. Rather a foot-gun from Mozilla but on par for their recent choices.
  - sergeykish 6y ago
    https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/search/?q=user+agent https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/search/?q=user+agen...
- raxxorrax 6y ago
  Very true and these sites quickly move to a blacklist in my case. Almost all sites can still be displayed in FF though.
mr_toad 6y ago
What and lose all their iOS customers ?

Until it's your bank that goes Chrome only.

by shock 6y ago

Until it's your bank that goes Chrome only.

freeopinion 6y ago

You either have principles or you don't. Anything else is haggling over price.

sneakernets 6y ago
Meanwhile, in the real world... As an early Linux user, I still remember running a Windows VM with IE installed, for years, just to do online banking. Heck, at my current corporate job all the Mac users (mostly the web designers) are given VMs to run IE11 to fill out their timecards, and use product management software. This is absurd, but real. I'm no stranger to having to use VMs to do basic stuff online, but not everyone else is. And, to be honest, no one should have to set up a VM to use a browser they cannot trust, just to protect themselves from stupid drive-by malware.

colejohnson66 6y ago

Most sites that “require” Chrome will render and run fine on Firefox. It’s just a matter of setting your user agent to say you’re running Chrome.

d3nj4l 6y ago
> It’s just a matter of setting your user agent to say you’re running Chrome. This is the real clincher - websites discriminating against Firefox often don't know why. I assume it's because they don't want to be liable for using their software on a browser they haven't tested on. Or it's just the good ol' Google search on Firefox mobile thing, i.e. "we'll gimp it for no particular reason!"
stjohnswarts 6y ago
It may be now, but how long before everyone moves over to GoogleChromeNet rather than the internet and Firefox can't even read the webpage let alone render it.
dingaling 6y ago
Firefox recently removed the facility to set user-agent on a per-site basis. It's only universal now. So if you now want to spoof as Chrome to your bank, you spoof as Chrome to all websites. Rather a foot-gun from Mozilla but on par for their recent choices.
- sergeykish 6y ago
  https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/search/?q=user+agent https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/search/?q=user+agen...
raxxorrax 6y ago
Very true and these sites quickly move to a blacklist in my case. Almost all sites can still be displayed in FF though.

mr_toad 6y ago

What and lose all their iOS customers ?