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Dumb question, but why don't people[1] use Chromium instead of Chrome (or Edge)? Does it still send data to Google? [1] - I'm presuming HN people, not moms &

by MR4D 3y ago

Dumb question, but why don't people[1] use Chromium instead of Chrome (or Edge)? Does it still send data to Google? [1] - I'm presuming HN people, not moms & dads.

encryptluks2 3y ago
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flkiwi 3y ago
Edge's vertical tabs are game changing, exceptionally useful and well-executed. No combination of browser extensions comes close (for me). That's literally the only reason I use Edge. I want someone to release an "Edgium" like vscodium or, alternately, implement Edge's vertical tabs in Chromium.
- ryukafalz 3y ago
  This looks basically like Tree Style Tab for Firefox only without the nesting of related tabs.
  - withinboredom 3y ago
    When you add "groups" (e.g., folders) it is magical.
  - flkiwi 3y ago
    TST is great, but it's nothing like Edge vertical tabs, which contain exactly the right amount of functionality for zero friction use. I have tried to get the same effect in Firefox, Vivaldi, pretty much anything that isn't Edge, but I keep coming back to Edge because it is so central to how I use the browser at a basic interaction level and, simultaneously, so simple to use that I can put up with (and deactivate) the other annoyances.
- Foomf 3y ago
  I recently started using vivalid, which also has vertical tabs baked in. I tried some firefox browser extensions but I find them to be really sluggish and feel tacked-on.
- coffeeling 3y ago
  Brave has vertical tabs built in nowadays (though they're behind a flag, but they're more or less mature now), designed in a very similar way to Edge's. https://imgur.com/a/dAAysvy https://imgur.com/a/dAAysvy
ashwagary 3y ago
I'm shocked people still ask these questions or act surprised 10 years after the Snowden leaks.
jlsdaktfgj 3y ago
Yes, Chromium still sends data to Google. That's why ungoogled-chromium exists. Same question though - why don't HN people use that?
Marsymars 3y ago
Well I use Firefox as my primary browser, but one of my reasons for not using Chromium is the lack of automatic update functionality. Most of my software I don’t want auto-updating, but for my browser, I do want a notification of updates, and a single-click to install.

by MR4D 3y ago

Dumb question, but why don't people[1] use Chromium instead of Chrome (or Edge)? Does it still send data to Google? [1] - I'm presuming HN people, not moms & dads.

encryptluks2 3y ago

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flkiwi 3y ago

Edge's vertical tabs are game changing, exceptionally useful and well-executed. No combination of browser extensions comes close (for me). That's literally the only reason I use Edge. I want someone to release an "Edgium" like vscodium or, alternately, implement Edge's vertical tabs in Chromium.

ryukafalz 3y ago
This looks basically like Tree Style Tab for Firefox only without the nesting of related tabs.
- withinboredom 3y ago
  When you add "groups" (e.g., folders) it is magical.
- flkiwi 3y ago
  TST is great, but it's nothing like Edge vertical tabs, which contain exactly the right amount of functionality for zero friction use. I have tried to get the same effect in Firefox, Vivaldi, pretty much anything that isn't Edge, but I keep coming back to Edge because it is so central to how I use the browser at a basic interaction level and, simultaneously, so simple to use that I can put up with (and deactivate) the other annoyances.
Foomf 3y ago
I recently started using vivalid, which also has vertical tabs baked in. I tried some firefox browser extensions but I find them to be really sluggish and feel tacked-on.
coffeeling 3y ago
Brave has vertical tabs built in nowadays (though they're behind a flag, but they're more or less mature now), designed in a very similar way to Edge's. https://imgur.com/a/dAAysvy https://imgur.com/a/dAAysvy

ashwagary 3y ago

I'm shocked people still ask these questions or act surprised 10 years after the Snowden leaks.

jlsdaktfgj 3y ago

Yes, Chromium still sends data to Google. That's why ungoogled-chromium exists. Same question though - why don't HN people use that?

Marsymars 3y ago

Well I use Firefox as my primary browser, but one of my reasons for not using Chromium is the lack of automatic update functionality. Most of my software I don’t want auto-updating, but for my browser, I do want a notification of updates, and a single-click to install.