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That can just as well be a business decision. We have X budget for this website, we currently have > X expenses so what can we cut. Then cutting the difficult b
by msh 5y ago
That can just as well be a business decision. We have X budget for this website, we currently have > X expenses so what can we cut. Then cutting the difficult browser is not a hard decision.
- judge2020 5y agoThis is how it works and HN complains about it a lot, ie. when some service or program doesn't support Linux or Firefox.
- bmicraft 5y agoLinux is very much understandable, but Firefox still has a considerable user base, between 3 and 5 pct depending on who's counting; Double that if you only target desktop. Considering the support burden of Firefox should be minimal, I can't really see those business justifications
- Jensson 5y agoWhy should they prioritize support for a small browser that encourages you to block ads? Doesn't make business sense to me.
- pja 5y agoMy guess is that the majority of web sites out there with any kind of custom dev work behind them are not relying on ads for revenue. Eg Netflix doesn’t care about ads - they care about supporting their customers whereever they happen to be. Supporting (or not) Firefox is still a business decision of course, but it has nothing to do with ad-blocking.