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Sucks, but I'm pretty locked into Chrome. I use GSuite for management, ChromeOS, etc. Maybe it means that uBlock Origin can't protect me as well, but it's prett

Sucks, but I'm pretty locked into Chrome. I use GSuite for management, ChromeOS, etc. Maybe it means that uBlock Origin can't protect me as well, but it's pretty hard for me to give up the benefits from all of those other things. I don't see Firefox competing. Mozilla doesn't seem to believe that monetizing a browser is possible, whereas I pay thousands of dollars a year at my company because of Chrome's integrations with these other systems. Until Firefox can compete like that, and maybe they just can't, I can't switch.

asdff 6y ago
why not use g suite on firefox? g suite works fine for me.
- entropicdrifter 6y ago
  Yeah, I use G-Suite on FF (with UBO, of course) every single day for work and personal use and have never had a single issue.
eikenberry 6y ago
What situation (job or whatever) has led to such vendor lock-in? Maybe if you gave more details others could avoid your situation.
- judge2020 6y ago
  I think they mean they manage a Google Workplace (formerly G Suite) org themselves, given: > I use GSuite for management Using FF would break existing MDM/DLP policies that they themselves have set up.
- staticassertion 6y ago
  Just to give clarification: a) We're a small tech startup. We use Chromebooks exclusively because it makes corpops/corpsec and compliance trivial. b) Why not Firefox? Maybe Firefox could work, but I'm not sure - with GSuite we can manage Chrome extensions via policy, we can manage Chrome versions, Context Aware Access, etc.
lolinder 6y ago
ChromeOS is one thing, but what in GSuite doesn't work on Firefox?
- crazygringo 6y ago
  Not the parent commenter, but I'd assume it's mainly browser sync. Being able to log into any Chromebook and immediately have all yours bookmarks/apps/tools/passwords/etc. that you use on your desktop and laptop is pretty useful. As great as Firefox is, if you use Chromebooks then you're gonna use, well, Chrome.
  - lolinder 6y ago
    Ah, that does make sense. It doesn't explain why GSuite is a factor, but I do get the browser sync.
  - pkulak 6y ago
    Eh, I use Chromebooks occasionally. The trick is just to not lock things like bookmarks and passwords into you browser. 1password and pinboard both work great with Chrome.
rightbyte 6y ago
Just fire up Chrome for Google stuff and picky sites and use FF for everything else.

asdff 6y ago

why not use g suite on firefox? g suite works fine for me.

entropicdrifter 6y ago
Yeah, I use G-Suite on FF (with UBO, of course) every single day for work and personal use and have never had a single issue.

eikenberry 6y ago

What situation (job or whatever) has led to such vendor lock-in? Maybe if you gave more details others could avoid your situation.

judge2020 6y ago
I think they mean they manage a Google Workplace (formerly G Suite) org themselves, given: > I use GSuite for management Using FF would break existing MDM/DLP policies that they themselves have set up.
staticassertion 6y ago
Just to give clarification: a) We're a small tech startup. We use Chromebooks exclusively because it makes corpops/corpsec and compliance trivial. b) Why not Firefox? Maybe Firefox could work, but I'm not sure - with GSuite we can manage Chrome extensions via policy, we can manage Chrome versions, Context Aware Access, etc.

lolinder 6y ago

ChromeOS is one thing, but what in GSuite doesn't work on Firefox?

crazygringo 6y ago
Not the parent commenter, but I'd assume it's mainly browser sync. Being able to log into any Chromebook and immediately have all yours bookmarks/apps/tools/passwords/etc. that you use on your desktop and laptop is pretty useful. As great as Firefox is, if you use Chromebooks then you're gonna use, well, Chrome.
- lolinder 6y ago
  Ah, that does make sense. It doesn't explain why GSuite is a factor, but I do get the browser sync.
- pkulak 6y ago
  Eh, I use Chromebooks occasionally. The trick is just to not lock things like bookmarks and passwords into you browser. 1password and pinboard both work great with Chrome.

rightbyte 6y ago

Just fire up Chrome for Google stuff and picky sites and use FF for everything else.