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Does the default browser matter that much? I mean how often do you click on a link outside of a browser?
by cm2187 4y ago
Does the default browser matter that much? I mean how often do you click on a link outside of a browser?
- kaslai 4y agoEvery time I click a link in email, IRC, Slack, Discord... At least 100+ times a day, easily.
- Osmose 4y agoOn desktop there's emails, chat apps, etc. On mobile the default browser is often used for the webview within apps, e.g. on Android I have Firefox doing the rendering for webpages inside other apps' UI, which means I can block ads thanks the uBlock Origin. It happens all the time, for lots of people.
- cm2187 4y agoMobile is different. But on a desktop, most people use webmails, and many chat apps are web based. I barely click any link outside of a browser on a desktop.
- kadoban 4y agoI click on links all the time from email (not everyone uses webmail), console, IDE, etc. Enough that yes, it very much matters. Even if not that many links happen, there's 0% chance you wouldn't end up by default using whatever browser it is that opens when you click one.
- dmonitor 4y agoYou know that handy dandy search bar that Windows has decided will occupy your taskbar?
- ht85 4y agoYou're right, it doesn't matter, they spend so much time and take so many risks (and pay so much in fines) to push their own settings for absolutely no reason.
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