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This kind of response is just mystifying to me. You can see for yourself that Firefox has a sizeable share of the market, so clearly it is "a serious alternativ

• rvz 5y ago
  > You can see for yourself that Firefox has a sizeable share of the market... Since when was a single digit of 3% (and declining) a 'sizeable share' of the market? > What's the point in making these statements? Is it just a way of saying "boo Firefox, I don't like Firefox"? The evidence is already out there [0] and it is based on the obvious fact that Firefox market share and usage is still declining. Even the comments in this whole post are saying the same thing about Firefox becoming increasingly more irrelevant. Why? Because everyone knows it is a clear fact. [0] https://gs.statcounter.com/browser-market-share https://gs.statcounter.com/browser-market-share
  • samhw 5y ago
    > Since when was a single digit of 3% (and declining) a 'sizeable share' of the market? That site is counting mobile browsers too, which eat up a lot of market share. It's 3.9% (so more like 4% than 3%) counting mobile, and 7.9% if you don't. Considering the number of web users, that's absolutely a sizeable share. It represents hundreds of millions of people. > it is based on the obvious fact that Firefox market share and usage is still declining And that would have been a reasonable statement to make.