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Google is gas-lighting people into using Chrome… Ever used for example YouTube with an alternative browser? It's buggy, it's slow (and that's on purpose; Goog

Google is gas-lighting people into using Chrome… Ever used for example YouTube with an alternative browser? It's buggy, it's slow (and that's on purpose; Google puts regularly quite some engineering effort into using web features that don't work well in the last independent competing browser). But those Google pages have a big banner saying it will work better in Chrome, and asking the users to "try". That strategy works very efficiently as Google controls the sites most average people use the whole time. That's one of the reasons why Google's monopolies need to be broken by regulation. Actually they're over-due for a break-up.

bmn__ 6y ago
> [Youtube is] buggy, it's slow (and that's on purpose; Google puts regularly quite some engineering effort into using web features that don't work well in the last independent competing browser). https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/disable-polymer-youtube/ https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/disable-polymer-you... Yes, it's a work-around, not a long-term solution and does not help with the underlying problem. Spread the word and enjoy it while it lasts.
drstewart 6y ago
That's not what gaslighting means.
brokenmachine 6y ago
I don't mind using Youtube on Firefox over here, and I don't find it slow. With adblocker I have nothing to complain about.