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Between FLoC and AMP, Google's attempts to destroy the web have surpassed even IE levels of toxicity. It's good to see the consumer focused forks of Chromium ta
by solosoyokaze 6y ago
Between FLoC and AMP, Google's attempts to destroy the web have surpassed even IE levels of toxicity. It's good to see the consumer focused forks of Chromium take a stand here.
- jhoechtl 6y agoThere are still Firefox and Safari free of FLoC
- acheron 6y agoUsing any version of Chromium still contributes to Google’s attempts to destroy the web. If they actually cared they would use a different engine.
- blacktriangle 6y agoYou say that like there's another option.
- henriquez 6y agoFirefox is a good option!
- throwaway3699 6y agoFirefox is the FreeBSD of browsers. Only good for very specific reasons as compared to Linux (Chromium).
- sodality2 6y agoBeen using firefox for years and haven't encountered a single usecase-breaking issue. Can you explain why you feel that way?
- BugWatch 6y agoAnd I'd add the only subpar-in-Firefox issues are caused by Google "accidentally" crippling performance of their pages/services, coupled with others optimising just/primarily for Chrome. (But also, what Mozilla has been doing to Firefox last few years if both a travesty and a good thing.)
- chris_wot 6y agoWell that's incorrect. I only use Firefox at home. Works fantastic.
- throwaway3699 6y agoI'm not saying it's bad (FreeBSD is good too), but there's no denying it's pushing itself into a niche corner.
- chris_wot 6y agoWhat niche corner might that be?
- throwaway3699 6y agoA poor imitation of Google Chrome. Firefox could go off in it's own direction, but it doesn't.
- chris_wot 6y agoHardly. It’s been around for longer than Chrome, and Chrome has copied many of its features. In terms of what it does well, it’s far better than Chrome. Fencing alone makes it better for almost everyone.
- phyzome 6y agoAnd what's Firefox, chopped liver?
- blacktriangle 5y agoIsn't it? Marketshare is cratering, it's not keeping up with Chromium and Safari, and the Mozilla foundation is the poster child for dysfunctional organizations. Thank god it looks like Rust has escape from Mozilla and how has a nice support network of its own. Do you honestly see any signs of Firefox's situation getting better and not continuing its free fall?
- phyzome 5y agoYou claimed it was not an alternative. But it is an alternative; I use it all day every day at work and at home, and I have for years. It's obviously working. Market share has nothing to do with whether something is an option.
- spideymans 6y agoI'm really curious how these alternative browsers (including Edge) went about choosing which engine to fork. You'd think these piracy-focused browsers would opt for forking either WebKit or Gecko.