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Re: Ask HN: Will you be switching to Chrome?

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Post by sjs382 »

dpapathanasiou wrote: post #27
spydez wrote: post #4

Not until Chrome gets extensions/addons. I absolutely cannot live without ad blocking, better tab management, NoScript and my check-multiple-gmail-accounts addons.

It'll be interesting to see whether or not Google would allow ad-blocking on its own browser. Talk about killing the golden goose. Then again, they may decide the number of people who knew about and actually use ad block plugins is relatively small, so they may allow them.

Google's code is bsd-licensed. So while you might never have ad-blocking in Chrome, you can keep it in a derivative all you like ;)

Re: Ask HN: Will you be switching to Chrome?

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Post by mixmax »

spydez wrote: post #4

Not until Chrome gets extensions/addons. I absolutely cannot live without ad blocking, better tab management, NoScript and my check-multiple-gmail-accounts addons.

I always found it somewhat contradictory and hypocritical that the very people that live off ad-based websites (webbased entrepreneurs and founders) are so highly correlated with the group of people that absolutely cannot live without adblocking software - thereby robbing the siteowners of their income model.

Note: spydez - this isn't in any way meant as a personal attack, it just seemed like the right place to put my opinion on the matter.

Re: Ask HN: Will you be switching to Chrome?

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Post by sjs382 »

I wont be switching. Firefox is perfect for my use case and has features I want/need.

Portable Firefox: I use workstations at three different locations during the course of my day. Using Portable Firefox to keep my settings, bookmarks and saved passwords consistent on each machine is a MUST for me.

Adblock: Not necessary, but definitely nice to have.

So yeah, while my use case is pretty specific, Firefox fits it to a T.

Re: Ask HN: Will you be switching to Chrome?

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Post by utnick »

Not until Chrome has been out for a while and has proven its security and stability.

Firefox has gone through many years of trial by fire and I am reasonably sure that I am not going to get pwned by browsing to a malicious site with firefox.

Re: Ask HN: Will you be switching to Chrome?

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Post by [deleted] »

mixmax wrote: post #32
spydez wrote: post #4

Not until Chrome gets extensions/addons. I absolutely cannot live without ad blocking, better tab management, NoScript and my check-multiple-gmail-accounts addons.

I always found it somewhat contradictory and hypocritical that the very people that live off ad-based websites (webbased entrepreneurs and founders) are so highly correlated with the group of people that absolutely cannot live without adblocking software - thereby robbing the siteowners of their income model. Note: spydez - this isn't in any way meant as a personal attack, it just seemed like the right place to put m…

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Re: Ask HN: Will you be switching to Chrome?

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Post by cypress-hill »

mixmax wrote: post #32
spydez wrote: post #4

Not until Chrome gets extensions/addons. I absolutely cannot live without ad blocking, better tab management, NoScript and my check-multiple-gmail-accounts addons.

I always found it somewhat contradictory and hypocritical that the very people that live off ad-based websites (webbased entrepreneurs and founders) are so highly correlated with the group of people that absolutely cannot live without adblocking software - thereby robbing the siteowners of their income model. Note: spydez - this isn't in any way meant as a personal attack, it just seemed like the right place to put m…

I always found it somewhat contradictory and hypocritical that the very people that live off ad-based websites (webbased entrepreneurs and founders) are so highly correlated with the group of people that absolutely cannot live without adblocking software

what is the contradiction? we feed dog food to the mouth breathers, and save the caviar for ourselves

want "fair"? play checkers

if its any consolation, the precious little community of ad blockers is not even a rounding error in total web use

Re: Ask HN: Will you be switching to Chrome?

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Post by cypress-hill »

dpapathanasiou wrote: post #27
spydez wrote: post #4

Not until Chrome gets extensions/addons. I absolutely cannot live without ad blocking, better tab management, NoScript and my check-multiple-gmail-accounts addons.

It'll be interesting to see whether or not Google would allow ad-blocking on its own browser. Talk about killing the golden goose. Then again, they may decide the number of people who knew about and actually use ad block plugins is relatively small, so they may allow them.

apparently coming in IE8

i would do the same in MS's position - if they can't compete in the market, destroy it. if anyone complained to regulators, MS could claim the IE is the last browser to implement ad blocking

Re: Ask HN: Will you be switching to Chrome?

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Post by cypress-hill »

vaksel wrote: post #17

yeah until they get ad block I'm not switching, that is the killer feature for me and a lot of people.

if chrome lets you talk to a proxy, you could use privoxy, which is superior in all ways to adblock as well since it centralizes content filtering into a proxy, not a single-app extension
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