I switched to Firefox, start of this year, I have some issues with YouTube, but I think it must be related to Ad blocker I use.
Ask HN: Is Google deliberately breaking Firefox?
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#22I couldn’t use Google Maps on Firefox on Mac yesterday. I couldn’t click on the search bar.
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#23I only use Firefox, I haven't open Chrome in months... But I try to stay away from Google most of the time, so probably not the best.
And as some other people it's better Firefox on Android than the app. I don't have to deal with adds on Firefox, the official app always have 2 or 4 adds waiting for the next video
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#24I don't have much problems (Firefox on Mac) but seeing how many others complain I guess it is just a matter of time before I get moved to another A/B testing "experiment" testing how much I can endure before I give up and switch to Chrome (it won't happen).
Seeing how many of the users report the problem goes away if they let Firefox report as Chrome I personally am rather sure this is intentionally from Googles side:
Yes, I believe there are some real bugs, but I also think Google do take advantage of "useful" bugs to force us over to Chrome.
So I have decided to put my money where my mouth is and since last month I am a nebula subscriber. I am also considering Patreon.
Please consider doing the same, and please do write competition authorities in your country and do ask about when they will look into Googles rampant abuse of market position.
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#25Malice, incompetence... Every team has a mountain of bugs screaming for their attention and a director losing their mind over AI. And no one gets promoted for fixing bugs anymore.
> Every team has a mountain of bugs screaming for their attention and a director losing their mind over AI. I don't know whether to laugh or cry.
Smile grimly and carry on. At least they're not trying to shoehorn blockchain in everywhere anymore.
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#26who's going to be their monopoly buffer if FF goes away?
Safari and Edge I guess. A lot of people use those, probably a lot more than Firefox, unfortunately.
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#27Photo edits sometimes won't respond on Google Photos in Firefox. It is not just Google. Microsoft Teams, Excel online etc don't work very well in Firefox and it is deliberate.
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#29I don't have much problems (Firefox on Mac) but seeing how many others complain I guess it is just a matter of time before I get moved to another A/B testing "experiment" testing how much I can endure before I give up and switch to Chrome (it won't happen). Seeing how many of the users report the problem goes away if they let Firefox report as Chrome I personally am rather sure this is intentionally from Googles side…
Hanlon's Razor: Never attribute to malice that which can adequately be explained by stupidity.
I feel its far more likely Google devs are just lazy and don't bother to test in Firefox, much like devs at pretty much every company these days. Unfortunate, but (probably) not part of some deliberate evil plan.
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#30I haven't noticed any problems using Firefox.