Firefox tops Microsoft browser market share for first time

Post by neves » Tue, May 17, 2016, 5:46 PM UTC

TazeTSchnitzel wrote: post #23

kpcyrd wrote: post #13

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> Chrome really took the ball and ran with it I'm still kind of bitter with the way they did that. A lot of windows installers, which usually installed you toolbars if you forgot to uncheck a box, started installing chrome as your default browser if you forgot to uncheck a box. I've seen a lot of non-technical people using chrome who have no idea what chrome is or remembering giving consent to installing chrome.

Chrome also had the advantage of being advertised on Google.com.

Post by shmerl » Tue, May 17, 2016, 5:55 PM UTC

Post by nacs » Tue, May 17, 2016, 5:59 PM UTC

neerdowell wrote: post #51

mmastrac wrote: post #14

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Interesting. I didn't see that - I assumed it was just a result of advertising it to everyone who searched on Google. Do you have any specific examples?

CCleaner: https://i.imgur.com/LNFjqzd.png The checkbox is pre-selected.

Post by tdkl » Tue, May 17, 2016, 6:20 PM UTC

xaqfox wrote: post #50

tdkl wrote: post #38

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The same and also Chrome Sync is basically the most reliable piece of software I ever saw, specially when connected to the mobile Chrome. FF (or anyone else) doesn't do that.

What does Chrome sync offer that Firefox sync lacks? FF syncs to the mobile version quite reliably for me (though, it does not sync to mobile Chrome if that is the feature that's lacking).

Post by matthewn » Tue, May 17, 2016, 6:30 PM UTC

distances wrote: post #56

Infinitesimus wrote: post #32

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You'll have to clear chrome from your defaults and set FF as the default. One of the "features" in 6.0 (I think) is removing the ability to let an application handle an intent "Just Once". Instead, whatever you choose the first time will be the default. It's a very very annoying thing for the (likely very few) of us who like using multiple apps for the same thing

Though I haven't found a way to change the Google search bar default app. There's a menu button "Open in Firefox" after you follow a link, but in Android M you'd get Firefox already by default. Also can't replace the Google bar with Firefox bar. Well I could change the launcher I suppose, but a bit inconvenient still.