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I've already switched to Vivaldi some time ago, no regrets. https://vivaldi.com/desktop/ https://vivaldi.com/desktop/ https://vivaldi.com/for-a-better-web/ ht

I've already switched to Vivaldi some time ago, no regrets. https://vivaldi.com/desktop/ https://vivaldi.com/desktop/ https://vivaldi.com/for-a-better-web/ https://vivaldi.com/for-a-better-web/ https://vivaldi.com/we-respect-your-privacy/ https://vivaldi.com/we-respect-your-privacy/

SkiFire13 2y ago
Vivaldi is still chromium based.
- voidee 2y ago
  Yes, but one of the best alternatives until Ladybird is ready. Librewolf, Vivaldi, Orion (iOS and macOS only) are all solid options.
  - SkiFire13 2y ago
    To me something Chromium based is just not a good alternative, since you'll still play in Google's hands. Librewolf is based on Firefox. If Firefox dies then Librewolf is done as well. Orion is Webkit-based, which is not too bad, but as you said it's ios and macOS only.
isodev 2y ago
Agreed, this should've been the Chromium mention instead of Brave (crypto, ads, that CEO...)
- ciupicri 2y ago
  What's wrong with Brave's CEO?
  - kbelder 2y ago
    They're mad he sided with the majority of the state on ballot measure 8 seventeen years ago.
    - freehorse 2y ago
      ..on banning same-sex marriage
  - isodev 2y ago
    Fine, the ads and the crypto should be enough, right?
    - freehorse 2y ago
      For me hijacking its users' links and referrers to grab money [0] (while stripping this money from actual affiliate links its users may have followed) was enough. Software that does this is actually malware. That's actual loss of trust. I would not bet on it while waiting the next time they would get caught doing sth malicious. [0] https://davidgerard.co.uk/blockchain/2020/06/06/the-brave-web-browser-is-hijacking-links-and-inserting-affiliate-codes/ https://davidgerard.co.uk/blockchain/2020/06/06/the-brave-we...
  - rlopezcc 2y ago
    He did donations against same-sex marriage. I see why some people would not want him to be an influential person, myself included. Also because of how economy works now, interest in Brave translates to the value of its built-in cryptocurrency (BAT) and therefore the economic power of its creator.
ciupicri 2y ago
Why would I switch to a proprietary browser?
- deleted 2y ago
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SkiFire13 2y ago

Vivaldi is still chromium based.

voidee 2y ago
Yes, but one of the best alternatives until Ladybird is ready. Librewolf, Vivaldi, Orion (iOS and macOS only) are all solid options.
- SkiFire13 2y ago
  To me something Chromium based is just not a good alternative, since you'll still play in Google's hands. Librewolf is based on Firefox. If Firefox dies then Librewolf is done as well. Orion is Webkit-based, which is not too bad, but as you said it's ios and macOS only.

isodev 2y ago

Agreed, this should've been the Chromium mention instead of Brave (crypto, ads, that CEO...)

ciupicri 2y ago
What's wrong with Brave's CEO?
- kbelder 2y ago
  They're mad he sided with the majority of the state on ballot measure 8 seventeen years ago.
  - freehorse 2y ago
    ..on banning same-sex marriage
- isodev 2y ago
  Fine, the ads and the crypto should be enough, right?
  - freehorse 2y ago
    For me hijacking its users' links and referrers to grab money [0] (while stripping this money from actual affiliate links its users may have followed) was enough. Software that does this is actually malware. That's actual loss of trust. I would not bet on it while waiting the next time they would get caught doing sth malicious. [0] https://davidgerard.co.uk/blockchain/2020/06/06/the-brave-web-browser-is-hijacking-links-and-inserting-affiliate-codes/ https://davidgerard.co.uk/blockchain/2020/06/06/the-brave-we...
- rlopezcc 2y ago
  He did donations against same-sex marriage. I see why some people would not want him to be an influential person, myself included. Also because of how economy works now, interest in Brave translates to the value of its built-in cryptocurrency (BAT) and therefore the economic power of its creator.

ciupicri 2y ago

Why would I switch to a proprietary browser?

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