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Re: Arc Browser 1.0

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Post by warent » Tue, Jul 25, 2023, 3:32 PM UTC

dizhn wrote: post #9

https://thebrowser.company/values/ I don't think I want to have anything to do with this company. Super cringe. I get the impression that Arc will be a form over function product reflecting someone's understanding of good design and insisting on it. Not that I'd use a closed source browser anyway.

Yeah, I'm not reading all that. ChatGPT, please summarize this bombastic article

Re: Arc Browser 1.0

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Post by dmak » Tue, Jul 25, 2023, 3:32 PM UTC

"Arc is the Chrome replacement I’ve been waiting for."

I can't leave Chrome until I can replace Google's single sign on

Re: Arc Browser 1.0

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Post by KMnO4 » Tue, Jul 25, 2023, 3:32 PM UTC

> Arc is built from the ground up to be private and secure. We don’t know what sites you visit or what you search for.

Immediately following this is a form for me to enter my email address so I can receive a download link. Sorry Arc, that’s not a trade I’m willing to make.

Re: Arc Browser 1.0

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Post by chrisoconnell » Tue, Jul 25, 2023, 3:33 PM UTC

It unfortunately requires an account to use the browser at all.

A browser, un no circumstances, should be log-in walled.

Seemed like a great user experience as a browser, but unfortunately I uninstalled it as soon as I launched it to a sign in screen.

Re: Arc Browser 1.0

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Post by zer0zzz » Tue, Jul 25, 2023, 3:34 PM UTC

mikelward wrote: post #14

Appears to be macOS only?

All the browser chrome etc are written in Swift. They are working on a port to Windows but it is not ready yet.

Re: Arc Browser 1.0

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Post by warent » Tue, Jul 25, 2023, 3:35 PM UTC

KomoD wrote: post #20

lol, I like how their homepage says "Join Windows Waitlist" when I'm on Linux

This is all I see on Ubuntu

Re: Arc Browser 1.0

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Post by aquova » Tue, Jul 25, 2023, 3:35 PM UTC

JohnFen wrote: post #13

Their website still doesn't tell me anything useful enough about the browser to let me know if it's something that would interest me. It's all just marketing-speak.

Agreed. I don't use a Mac anymore, but I've been hearing about this browser and how excellent it is, but their website does such an awful job of conveying anything that I'm surprised anyone ever started using it. Actually, to give them some credit, they seem to have redone the site somewhat, and it now actually has screenshots. Last time I visited it barely had a description of the product, so I guess they're headed in the right direction.

Re: Arc Browser 1.0

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Post by sphars » Tue, Jul 25, 2023, 3:36 PM UTC

capableweb wrote: post #5

Dammit, I thought this was about Arc language (the language/platform that HN uses, http://arclanguage.org/ ). Guess I'm stuck with using Anarki still. More on topic, seems it's still a waitlist? I go to their page and see "Join Waitlist" and "Coming in Winter 2023", so maybe page hasn't been properly updated yet?

The "Coming in Winter 2023" is the Windows release. The macOS/iOS is generally available now.

Re: Arc Browser 1.0

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Post by catboybotnet » Tue, Jul 25, 2023, 3:36 PM UTC

mikelward wrote: post #14

Appears to be macOS only?

Yes, there's a Windows waitlist, and possibly Linux far, far down the line?

Not sure how interested I am in a browser where I need to sign in to use. An insane decision, imo.

Re: Arc Browser 1.0

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Post by bambax » Tue, Jul 25, 2023, 3:39 PM UTC

From https://www.protocol.com/browser-company

> Agrawal decided early on not to try and rebuild the whole browser stack, and based Arc on Chromium like everyone else.

Ladybird this ain't. More like YACI (yet another chromium implementation).