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> Firefox invented tab grouping a decade before it existed in Chrome, and sustained an extension ecosystem with full access to browser UI, such that tab grouping extensions long were possible in Firefox that were not possible in Chrome.
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So where are those millions of dollars to Mozilla from Google really going? Mozilla has a staff of around 1700 employees in USA, but it has 1000+ volunteers. Are those volunteers getting a fair share of the profits of this non-profit compan
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OK, Let's talk basics and real stuff.. Why is a company getting millions of dollars (from its biggest competitor) for doing the bare minimum (or is that a quid pro quo deal between them)? "Too little, too late" seems to be th
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The difference is that Mozilla is directly and significantly funded by its biggest competitor, yet its venerated Firefox browser barely has a 2% market share. (Which leads me to a ponderous question: if I had the wherewithal to pour hundred
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Did you know.. Mozilla get >80% of its revenue from Google, by making Google Search as default search engine on Firefox. While Mozilla pretends to be a non-profit, its CEO makes millions of dollars annually. Mitchell Baker: Stepped down
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by vee-kay 1y ago
Did you know.. Mozilla get >80% of its revenue from Google, by making Google Search as default search engine on Firefox. While Mozilla pretends to be a non-profit, its CEO makes millions of dollars annually. Mitchell Baker: Stepped down
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by vee-kay 1y ago
So you are comparing a Indian company (worth ~$12 billion) to worldwide giants worth hundreds of billions (or even trillions!) that make billions in a few days? As of October 2025, Alphabet Inc. (Google's parent company) has a market c
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by vee-kay 1y ago
Windows allows third-party software (e.g., Stardock's suite of programs) to customize its GUI. Linux has such customization options built in (e.g., Gnome/KDE GUI settings). I couldn't find such third-party apps or inbuilt opt
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Trivia: The fabric cap worn by NASA astronauts as part of the Extravehicular Mobility Unit is known as a "Snoopy cap", a reference to how the white crown and brown earflaps of the cap resemble Snoopy's fur and ears.
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I have a suspicion that Satya Nadella himself doesn't use Windows 11, otherwise he would have fired the team that messed up the Start Menu and he would have banned all ads from start menu and desktop. Even Bill Gates dumped the Windows
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Zoho's plans are very affordable and friendly for startups. That affordability, quality and service is why Indian government is migrating its IT dependencies from Microsoft to Zoho.
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I just wish MacOS would allow me to have the Minimize, Maximize/Restore,Close buttons on top-right corner (default in Windows), rather than top-left (which is counter-intuitive for right-handed users, using the mouse). Even Linux allow
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In Win10/Win11, you can move your user folders to another partition or folder path. Right-click on them in Explorer, go to Properties, click on Location tab, and type/select the new path for them, click Move... then that folder an
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> 90% of everything most Americans buy is unaffordable for daily wage earners in many nations of the world. This is a sad statement about the world in general, and USA in particular unfortunately. And the rich vs poor inequality gap has
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You can disable OneDrive using App locker. Applocker can help prevent users from running unwanted software (including DLLs and scripts). AppLocker is included with all editions of Windows except Windows 10 version 1809 or earlier. However,
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Not just in Win11, AppLocker can be used in Win10 too. AppLocker is included with all editions of Windows except Windows 10 version 1809 or earlier. Applocker can help prevent users from running unwanted software (including DLLs and scripts
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Corporates (even governmental companies/ departments) don't usually go for Open-Source since the code may not be maintained and there may not be any support. This is why FOSS systems like Linux and OpenOffice are still not mainstr
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I use Brave browser (a Chromium fork) on my old Win10 PC, and it is fast and stable even with tons of tabs/site open. One can disable its unnecessary features (VPN, Brave Rewards, etc). Please note that Brave browser in mobile these da
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No ads still on Win10, thankfully. That Win11 is not an OS, it is an advertisement billboard.
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Then you'll be glad to know that you can bypass the TPM2.0 (Secure Boot) check that Win11 installation requires. https://www.tomshardware.com/how-to/bypass-windows-11-tpm-re... https://gist.github.com&#
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Windows 10 was indeed offered free worldwide to users already using older licenced versions of Windows. Microsoft even touted Windows 10 as last version of Windows. But it was typical bait-and-switch gambit by Micro$oft, and support for Win
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I am pointing out that existing Windows feature (File History) exists as alternative to Windows Backup (which requires Microsoft OneDrive, which is free only upto 5GB of cloud storage). You are the one missing the point by suggesting off-th
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Indian government announced its decision recently to migrate the IT software of all its government offices and PSUs (public sector units) from Microsoft to Zoho (an India-based IT company, whose affordable products are good alternatives to
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Instead of Windows Backup (which relies on M$ OneDrive), you can enable (in Control panel settings) and use Windows File History. File History is a backup feature in Windows that automatically saves copies of your files from specific folder
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$1000 is more than the monthly wage of many people around the world, including many in USA (where the minimum daily wage has stagnated for decades). e.g., in most Asian and African countries, Apple is considered as a luxury brand. Of course
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UPI & RuPay are not mandatory, they are completely optional. Citizens and travelers in India can pay by cash, card, UPI or NetBanking to make offline or online payments. A new or existing customer or a Bank can randomly get (and can any
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RuPay is debit/credit card as domestic alternative to Visa and MasterCard, while UPI is the digital payments platform. Both technology stacks are owned and managed by NCPI (National Payments Corporation of India is an Umbrella Organisa
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Fun fact: UAE's "Jaywan" cards (currently Debit Cards only) is UAE initiative to replace Visa, Mastercards, etc., and Jaywan itself is based on India's NCPI org's technology stack used for RuPay. So Jaywan is RuPay
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I work in Banking, and RBI (India's Banking Regulatory organization) has enforced stringent norms for UPI transactions behind the scenes, especially for chargebacks/disputes, to ensure that the UPI transactions are processed faste
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You really need to up your game if you think the world's most awarded and most popular Premier (PM Modi) and the most hard working political party (BJP) India has ever got, can be tarnished by someone snidely taking political potshots

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