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Microsoft and Apple are building pack-in browsers that users neither love nor hate. Brave is trying to sustain themselves on a comedy routine of a cryptocurrenc
by smoldesu 4y ago
Microsoft and Apple are building pack-in browsers that users neither love nor hate. Brave is trying to sustain themselves on a comedy routine of a cryptocurrency, and Google is 30 seconds away from relapsing into web domination.
Relative to the rest of the circus, I'd say Mozilla is doing an okay job.
- thrwawy74 4y agoAs a sidenote, I had the impression Brave was some cryptocurrency delusion too. They have a much more extensive list of privacy modifications than Firefox does. I was impressed on a 2nd look, and you opt-in to the crypto nonsense.
- smoldesu 4y agoThere are worse things than supporting cryptocurrency in your project, but Brave's implementation is downright nefarious. BAT was a funnel that led directly into the developers pockets, it didn't even pretend to be pro-community. I don't trust Brave any more than I trust Google, since ultimately they're both funded by dwindling ad revenue.
- djhn 4y agoWhile I don't disagree, there is nothing wrong with Apple and Microsoft making perfectly adequate, boring browsers. Eliciting strong emotions is an anti-feature, surely!
- smoldesu 4y agoI agree, so long as I'm not forced to use their boring browser.