Key Safari designer departs Apple to join 'The Browser Company'

I have serious concerns about any browser that requires a user account. I understand it drives the sync feature, and that they Take Privacy Seriously™, but I can't even test drive it before I commit to an account? That's a terrible onboarding experience.

And what if I don't actually care about syncing at all, or just don't trust an early stage startup that hasn't figured out monetization yet.

I do appreciate innovation in the browser UI space. But that's a hard pass.