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Am I the only one left happily using Firefox? You know, the only "major" browser that doesn't seem to have these conflicts of interest?

by bloppe 2y ago

gray_-_wolf 2y ago
Also happy Firefox user here. Do not worry, there are dozens of us. Dozens!
- mr_sturd 2y ago
  It's always nice to meet a fellow neverChrome.
dudhejffj 2y ago
I use Firefox Mobile but have long abandoned the desktop offering. The only thing I feel like I get from the desktop version lately is a spiritual victory whereas the mobile browser actually has tangible features I prefer like add-ons and the search bar at the bottom.
- tapland 2y ago
  On iOS it’s still safari backend though?
  - dcow 2y ago
    Yes.
xcf_seetan 2y ago
Another happy Firefox user. On desktop and mobile. I always have used Netscape/Firefox.
lmm 2y ago
The Firefox that gets the vast majority of its revenue from Google, that Firefox? I think the only full-featured browser with a prosocial funding model is Konqueror, where what little money there is mostly comes from EU grants. Not coincidental that its code quality was so much better that everyone else based on its rendering engine.
- eMPee584 2y ago
  and until recently, the only browser that allows to split the view into independent sub-windows..
  - jetofff 2y ago
    wait how'd you do this
    - lmm 2y ago
      It's in the right click menu, or there's a key command for it.
- j16sdiz 2y ago
  Konqueror is underfunded and can't catch up with the standards
- zero_bias 2y ago
  Konqueror no longer uses its unique KHTML engine and has switched to working on top of WebKit/Safari, making it just a wrapper, similar to Brave. It’s a pity that the last truly independent player in the browser engine market is gone, but such are the realities.
firen777 2y ago
Being the only Android browser (that I know of) that support extensions, namely UBlock Origin, means that Firefox is the only logical choice for me. Chrome's Manifest v3 forcing UBO into becoming UBO Lite only strengthen my original decision. Hopefully this move by google would push more people toward Firefox. Although considering the amount of people who happily surf the web with zero adblockers (including every single of my IT colleagues), I'm not holding my breathe.
- extraduder_ire 2y ago
  Kiwi browser (chromium fork) on android supports extensions from the chrome store. Not that it'll help for much longer.

Am I the only one left happily using Firefox? You know, the only "major" browser that doesn't seem to have these conflicts of interest?

by bloppe 2y ago

Am I the only one left happily using Firefox? You know, the only "major" browser that doesn't seem to have these conflicts of interest?

gray_-_wolf 2y ago

Also happy Firefox user here. Do not worry, there are dozens of us. Dozens!

mr_sturd 2y ago
It's always nice to meet a fellow neverChrome.

dudhejffj 2y ago

I use Firefox Mobile but have long abandoned the desktop offering. The only thing I feel like I get from the desktop version lately is a spiritual victory whereas the mobile browser actually has tangible features I prefer like add-ons and the search bar at the bottom.

tapland 2y ago
On iOS it’s still safari backend though?
- dcow 2y ago
  Yes.

xcf_seetan 2y ago

Another happy Firefox user. On desktop and mobile. I always have used Netscape/Firefox.

lmm 2y ago

The Firefox that gets the vast majority of its revenue from Google, that Firefox? I think the only full-featured browser with a prosocial funding model is Konqueror, where what little money there is mostly comes from EU grants. Not coincidental that its code quality was so much better that everyone else based on its rendering engine.

eMPee584 2y ago
and until recently, the only browser that allows to split the view into independent sub-windows..
- jetofff 2y ago
  wait how'd you do this
  - lmm 2y ago
    It's in the right click menu, or there's a key command for it.
j16sdiz 2y ago
Konqueror is underfunded and can't catch up with the standards
zero_bias 2y ago
Konqueror no longer uses its unique KHTML engine and has switched to working on top of WebKit/Safari, making it just a wrapper, similar to Brave. It’s a pity that the last truly independent player in the browser engine market is gone, but such are the realities.

firen777 2y ago

Being the only Android browser (that I know of) that support extensions, namely UBlock Origin, means that Firefox is the only logical choice for me. Chrome's Manifest v3 forcing UBO into becoming UBO Lite only strengthen my original decision. Hopefully this move by google would push more people toward Firefox. Although considering the amount of people who happily surf the web with zero adblockers (including every single of my IT colleagues), I'm not holding my breathe.

extraduder_ire 2y ago
Kiwi browser (chromium fork) on android supports extensions from the chrome store. Not that it'll help for much longer.