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Re: Switch from Chrome to Firefox

#22

Post by throwayEngineer »

Is this a coordinated ad campaign for Firefox?

I find it odd how there will be Google Hate, and unanimous Firefox support.

I guess I'm looking to hear from users who actually removed Google from their life and are happy. Chrome is only 1 of the Google products I've used.

Re: Switch from Chrome to Firefox

#24

Post by wrayjustin »

guuhv wrote: post #2

Really tired of this Firefox spam. If you think ad blocking is so important then let usage share % speak by itself when Chrome removes ad blocking, if they actually do it.

To be fair, that seems to be precisely what this post proposes. If you are unhappy with Google, you can switch "easily."

That said, I would at least agree that this post is has a lack of any real substance and is low effort. Generally speaking, most people are familiar with Firefox, which holds even more accurate here on _Hacker News_. I would speculate many are also familiar with the initial "import" process offered by Firefox and competing browsers alike. So I am unsure of the goal of this post. I wouldn't go so far as to call it outright _spam_, but I do not think it warrants frontpage presence either.

Re: Switch from Chrome to Firefox

#25

Post by judge2020 »

jackconnor wrote: post #11
fghtr wrote: post #7

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Because https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20044430&p=2

It just feels like an ad. No mention of that other article, and it's a REAL stretch to say that these are related. No more ad spam on Hacker News, it's one of the few good sites left.

These aren't related whatsoever, but the timing of this submission is.

I personally don't think it belongs on the front page just because of news regarding a competitor, the only discussion this link sparks is the same discussion that's already been had twice this week (20044430, 20050173).

Re: Switch from Chrome to Firefox

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Post by Heliosmaster »

throwayEngineer wrote: post #22

Is this a coordinated ad campaign for Firefox? I find it odd how there will be Google Hate, and unanimous Firefox support. I guess I'm looking to hear from users who actually removed Google from their life and are happy. Chrome is only 1 of the Google products I've used.

This is probably a response to https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20044430

Re: Switch from Chrome to Firefox

#27

Post by mastrsushi »

Can someone remind me what will happen to all the chromium derivatives that support ad block? Will Google restrict their functionality? If Firefox and Safari are the last browsers to support ad block, then they totally stand a chance.

Re: Switch from Chrome to Firefox

#29

Post by bliteben »

Hamuko wrote: post #17

Too bad it takes a lot more than "a few minutes" to get used to Firefox and all of its quirks. Like the fact that I can have like 20 tabs open at the same time before they start hiding themselves from me.

I try to mostly use firefox, but there are some legit sites that do not work in firefox, youtube is probably the biggest offender with the seek very often not working properly.

I can't help but wonder if it is because firefox is actually behind or if google is sabotaging them.

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