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While i wholeheartedly agree, these aren't really reasons. Playing devil's advocate reveals nothing useful. "Its happened before" That's not an argument, in f

While i wholeheartedly agree, these aren't really reasons. Playing devil's advocate reveals nothing useful. "Its happened before" That's not an argument, in fact you could counter-argue that IE left a lot of technical debt. On top of that, the internet was very different back then. "Its actually good" I'm still not convinced, why would I change my browser? I'm very comfortable in my opera/edge/chrome browser and I'd have to change my workflow.

Ukv 3y ago
> "Its happened before" > That's not an argument It's a subheading to "2. Browser engine monopoly". The subsection's purpose is describing how bad things were during the IE monopoly to reinforce that it's something to be avoided. > in fact you could counter-argue that IE left a lot of technical debt That would be agreeing with the article, unless I misunderstand what you mean. > On top of that, the internet was very different back then. In a way that now makes it harder for truly new competing engines to pop up due to increased complexity of the web. > I'm still not convinced, why would I change my browser? The points made in the article are: * Increased privacy, opposed to willingly giving your data to an ad-tech company * Helps avoid a browser engine monopoly which would effectively let Google dictate web standards * It’s fast and has a nice user interface Onto which I'd add: * Content blockers work best on Firefox (https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/uBlock-Origin-works-best-on-Firefox https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/uBlock-Origin-works-b...), doubly so once Manifest V3 rolls out * Allows more customization of interface and home page * UX improvements, like the clutter-free reader mode, aren't vetoed to protect ad revenue as with Chrome (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37675467 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37675467)

Ukv 3y ago

> "Its happened before" > That's not an argument It's a subheading to "2. Browser engine monopoly". The subsection's purpose is describing how bad things were during the IE monopoly to reinforce that it's something to be avoided. > in fact you could counter-argue that IE left a lot of technical debt That would be agreeing with the article, unless I misunderstand what you mean. > On top of that, the internet was very different back then. In a way that now makes it harder for truly new competing engines to pop up due to increased complexity of the web. > I'm still not convinced, why would I change my browser? The points made in the article are: * Increased privacy, opposed to willingly giving your data to an ad-tech company * Helps avoid a browser engine monopoly which would effectively let Google dictate web standards * It’s fast and has a nice user interface Onto which I'd add: * Content blockers work best on Firefox (https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/uBlock-Origin-works-best-on-Firefox https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/uBlock-Origin-works-b...), doubly so once Manifest V3 rolls out * Allows more customization of interface and home page * UX improvements, like the clutter-free reader mode, aren't vetoed to protect ad revenue as with Chrome (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37675467 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37675467)