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I always joke to my friends that why Chrome didn't bring extension support to Android - Because extension support will hurt Google's mobile ads revenue so deepl

by tszming 12y ago

I always joke to my friends that why Chrome didn't bring extension support to Android - Because extension support will hurt Google's mobile ads revenue so deeply if you can install adblock with one click. So, please also consider support a non-profit organization like Mozilla, when their products are actually not weaker.

thejosh 12y ago
>non-profit organization Apart from when they switch existing users settings over to Yahoo by default.
- xgbi 12y ago
  It is still non-profit if at the end of the year they have ... no profit. If this move allows them to keep afloat, then I don't see the problem.
- Drakim 12y ago
  They put you on Google by default for the exact same reason they are switching over to Yahoo as default now.
- tomjen3 12y ago
  That would be pretty scummy, but switching new users - well they have to select some search engine, why not the one that pays the most?
WorldWideWayne 12y ago
I like the Adblock app for Android that runs it's own proxy, thereby filtering ads from all apps, including the browser.
- bad_user 12y ago
  In terms of privacy, I don't like the idea of installing a proxy on my phone that can monitor everything I do. At least for Firefox that add-on has to go through their review process, which is pretty strict. With Firefox on my Android I'm also using HTTPS Everywhere and Ghostery. Both are a really good idea on mobile phones - HTTPS Everywhere is useful because you tend to connect to a lot of public networks and Ghostery is very useful because a lot of websites are not optimized for mobile traffic and tend to load all kinds of crap, like social buttons, which I don't miss because Firefox on Android makes sharing easy.