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Do your part to fight the monopoly. Endure the broken sites and sometimes poor support and download Firefox. If that doesn't work, like it kind of won't for m
by djhaskin987 6y ago
Do your part to fight the monopoly.
Endure the broken sites and sometimes poor support and download Firefox.
If that doesn't work, like it kind of won't for me either, go with Microsoft Edge. They're currently based on Chromium but that's only because they're trying to embrace and extinguish Google Chrome. It's another big giant but at least we're giving Google a run for their money.
- black_puppydog 6y agoAlso, if a page doesn't work, and it's not essential to you (like, 99% of news sites) simply close the tab. And leave a ranty comment on the HN thread for bonus points :P
- ViViDboarder 6y agoBut for real, what sites are broken? I’ve been using Firefox for years and haven’t found one. Some are broken by my tracking protection, but toggling that off for one time access generally yields a working site.
- djhaskin987 6y agodoxy.me purports to support Firefox but it doesn't work when I try to video call my doctor. Sococo, a remote working tool, doesn't even try and tells you to switch browsers. PluralSight Flow is used at work and presents random blank pages on FF where content should be. Nutanix Prism Central's page has been broken in Firefox. All of these are our could be mission critical apps used on a daily basis to perform my job. In general, an attitude is strong among developers themselves that you should use Chrome because it makes their jobs easier. I filed a bug on an internal company site years ago in Firefox and was told to stop using Firefox. With that said, the real way devs can do their part is to go out of their way to support Firefox.
- n1vz3r 6y agoI use Firefox since 2005 as my main browser (I had a brief affair with Chrome between 2009 and 2012), and never experienced broken sites and poor support. Firefox works just fine.