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> You could make a feature-slim browser, but it would never reach wide adoption, because non-technical people would still need to open one of the big ones to do
by foxfluff 5y ago
> You could make a feature-slim browser, but it would never reach wide adoption, because non-technical people would still need to open one of the big ones to do their online banking, or make video calls, or whatever.
Yeah. There are slim browsers around, but feels quite pointless if you need to keep Chrome or Firefox installed anyway. (Last week I used Dillo because Firefox was broken: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29918052 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29918052)
- JALTU 5y agoThere was a time just a year or so ago where I had Chrome, Firefox, and Safari all ready to roll because some bank-of-mine's website would break right at the crucial point (click to confirm bill pay, transfer, whatever). Maybe it was my ad blocker? Whatever, I had to switch to another browser to actually complete my transaction. And then, in two months, the fail behavior would appear on the browser du jour and I would switch back to another one of the three. Not a problem lately, but I don't expect this to last forever, unfortunately.