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Note my comment on size. I think folks forget how lean Valve is with only ~330 employees. I love Valve, but it's not quite apples to apples. Their flat, lean structure doesn't func…

Honestly, I strongly disagree. I've played a wide breadth of games, and I can't think of a game studio the size of Riot that is as community-engaged and pro-consumer. Examples rang…

It's frustrating because I truly believe they are well-meaning, honest actors. Every single "controversy" surrounding Mozilla can be directly attributed to miscommunication rather …

This used to be my attitude, but I do feel like Firefox has made good ground in 2026. I've also become sympathetic to their AI strategy. They don't seem delusional in their approac…

I would love to have Android software on an Apple device. Their hardware is incredible! Ultimately, I tolerate Android from a privacy standpoint because we're still able to fully m…

"Windows" + "." brings up symbols, and at the very top were em dashes. I've been using that since it was added. On my Linux laptop, I confess to manually Googling them every time.

In a perfect world, I would have liked to see Firefox build what is now the Proton suite of apps. I would still like to see Proton fork Firefox and operate their own browser once t…

You can, but ultimately Brave is downstream of Chrome and their stated intention of supporting Manifest V2 "for as long as [they're] able" doesn't inspire as much confidence. Firef…

I imagine their VPN service is financially viable if they've still stuck with it this long. Aside from that, they've just about cut all other initiatives aside from "Firefox and AI…

Add-on replacements: - Linguist for translations. - Search by Image for reverse image search (there are others that just use Google Lens directly, but I use this one). Cast is a bi…

Capable enough for most users, however I made the jump as it no longer fit my needs.

My understanding is Mozilla contracted its footprint substantially to remain sustainable in a future without Google's monetary contribution.

Firefox and its derivatives remain the only true alternative at this point.

What a horrifying concept.

If you use an Android device, you have the potential to live an ad-free life: - Use Firefox with Ublock Origin and BypassPaywallsClean to avoid ads and Paywalls. - Use ReVanced to …

Ironically, I use an Android device because I resent looking at ads. I never get YouTube ads (plus I have SponsorBlock among other features), I get no ads or paywalls on my browser…