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I never use Chrome, even on the desktop, and have very few problems on the Web. What problems do you encounter?

dylan604 4y ago
Firefox is my main browser for >90% of all browsing. Specifically, Netflix on macOS does not work in Firefox. There are other websites that for whatever reason will not function properly on FF. There are other sites as well, but I really don't have the inclination to list them off one by one for you. There's enough in my day to day to know that browsers are not equal, and for someone to even seriously consider touting that all websites work equally well in all browsers is just trying to be a troll in my book.
- lilyball 4y ago
  > Netflix on macOS does not work in Firefox Is this because of DRM crap, or some other reason?
  - dylan604 4y ago
    Does it matter? It doesn't work, so a non-techy user thinks things are broken. Time for a new browser, and a mental note to argue with their kid/grandkid/niece/nephew/whoever told them FF was so much better to use. It doesn't matter the why or where. If the devs made a site that only works in a specific browser, we are exactly where we were with IE6 bullshit.
- BuckyBeaver 4y ago
  "for someone to even seriously consider touting that all websites work equally well in all browsers is just trying to be a troll in my book." Who was touting that? Meanwhile, I use Safari 100% of the time on the desktop and haven't encountered a problem with Netflix or anything else I can think of at the moment. I'm not saying that this one example disproves your claims; nor did I demand that you "list them off one by one." But by asking for examples to check out, I could actually join you in protesting against those who publish defective sites. P.S. I just fired up Firefox 106.0.5, went to Netflix, and started watching a movie. So... I wonder what's up on your side.
  - dylan604 4y ago
    Same version of FF 106.0.5: "Pardon the interruption We're having trouble playing Netflix. Please make sure you're using the latest version of Firefox and try again. Learn more at support.mozilla.org/kb/update-firefox-latest-version. Error Code F7701-1003" Of course, that's all non-selectable text to copy&paste, so any typo discrepancies are mine. So any type of "well, can't watch what I want to watch now" means it's broken in that browser.
    - BuckyBeaver 4y ago
      That sucks. Interesting that they specifically have a reference to Firefox, so apparently they expect it to work. I would call them and say make it work or refund my month's fee. This is unacceptable. I don't know about you, but I actually take the time to call out any service provider for incompetence. Not enough people do, and that's what leads to the continual degradation of service and acceptance of shit (such as "this site works best with...").
      - dylan604 4y ago
        if i used my laptop to do my primary viewing of netflix, i might bother. however, my primary netflix consumption is on an AppleTV. it would cost me more in time to research why it doesn't work and probably more time to get it resolved than i have time to view content anyways. it's not that i'm giving them a pass though.
- GeekyBear 4y ago
  > Specifically, Netflix on macOS does not work in Firefox. Netflix works on Firefox Mac for me.

Firefox is my main browser for >90% of all browsing. Specifically, Netflix on macOS does not work in Firefox. There are other websites that for whatever reason will not function properly on FF. There are other sites as well, but I really don't have the inclination to list them off one by one for you. There's enough in my day to day to know that browsers are not equal, and for someone to even seriously consider touting that all websites work equally well in all browsers is just trying to be a troll in my book.

lilyball 4y ago
> Netflix on macOS does not work in Firefox Is this because of DRM crap, or some other reason?
- dylan604 4y ago
  Does it matter? It doesn't work, so a non-techy user thinks things are broken. Time for a new browser, and a mental note to argue with their kid/grandkid/niece/nephew/whoever told them FF was so much better to use. It doesn't matter the why or where. If the devs made a site that only works in a specific browser, we are exactly where we were with IE6 bullshit.
BuckyBeaver 4y ago
"for someone to even seriously consider touting that all websites work equally well in all browsers is just trying to be a troll in my book." Who was touting that? Meanwhile, I use Safari 100% of the time on the desktop and haven't encountered a problem with Netflix or anything else I can think of at the moment. I'm not saying that this one example disproves your claims; nor did I demand that you "list them off one by one." But by asking for examples to check out, I could actually join you in protesting against those who publish defective sites. P.S. I just fired up Firefox 106.0.5, went to Netflix, and started watching a movie. So... I wonder what's up on your side.
- dylan604 4y ago
  Same version of FF 106.0.5: "Pardon the interruption We're having trouble playing Netflix. Please make sure you're using the latest version of Firefox and try again. Learn more at support.mozilla.org/kb/update-firefox-latest-version. Error Code F7701-1003" Of course, that's all non-selectable text to copy&paste, so any typo discrepancies are mine. So any type of "well, can't watch what I want to watch now" means it's broken in that browser.
  - BuckyBeaver 4y ago
    That sucks. Interesting that they specifically have a reference to Firefox, so apparently they expect it to work. I would call them and say make it work or refund my month's fee. This is unacceptable. I don't know about you, but I actually take the time to call out any service provider for incompetence. Not enough people do, and that's what leads to the continual degradation of service and acceptance of shit (such as "this site works best with...").
    - dylan604 4y ago
      if i used my laptop to do my primary viewing of netflix, i might bother. however, my primary netflix consumption is on an AppleTV. it would cost me more in time to research why it doesn't work and probably more time to get it resolved than i have time to view content anyways. it's not that i'm giving them a pass though.
GeekyBear 4y ago
> Specifically, Netflix on macOS does not work in Firefox. Netflix works on Firefox Mac for me.