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Even among Firefox users, only about 41% have add-ons installed in the first place: https://data.firefox.com/dashboard/usage-behavior https://data.firefox.com/d
by yorwba 3y ago
Even among Firefox users, only about 41% have add-ons installed in the first place: https://data.firefox.com/dashboard/usage-behavior https://data.firefox.com/dashboard/usage-behavior So 59% of current Firefox users could switch to Chrome without being affected by the Manifest V3 change at all.
I don't know how many Chrome users use add-ons that would become less useful after the change, so it'll definitely be interesting to see whether Firefox's numbers will show a sudden uptick at some point.
- arp242 3y agoI expect that number to be biased since more tech-savvy users tend to disable/block telemetry, and they're also the sort of people who install add-ons. I have no idea if it's biased by 1%, 10%, or 50% though.
- toastal 3y agoEven still, add-ons have always been a Fx selling point so I’m still quite shocked.
- ComputerGuru 3y agoNot really. Firefox blocks more things out of the box for a better browsing experience than Chrome does. But I admit that there’s a good chance that at least some not-insignificant percentage of those 41% wouldn’t notice and realize that they would need to install uBlock to use Chrome comparably.
- caskstrength 3y ago> Even among Firefox users, only about 41% have add-ons installed in the first place This seems like surprisingly low percentage. I wonder whether these stats count people who disable telemetry or install add-ons from their distro's repository.
- bee_rider 3y agoFirefox should really (somehow or another) come with ublock origin installed and on by default.
- infamia 3y agoThis isn't accurate since Firefox comes with a built-in ad blocker, which Chrome lacks.