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Re: Choose the browser that best suits your privacy needs

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Post by insanitybit »

mariusmg wrote: post #184
nomilk wrote: post #73

FWIW I got annoyed with chrome's distracting home screen, and pondered how long it would take for a 10+ year chrome user to switch to firefox. The answer (on macOS) was 5 minutes. I was shocked how easy it was (and, frankly, how similar it was). When you first open firefox, it gives options to import all your chrome settings (including saved passwords etc). Super cool.

Yeah, you're switching browsers not 3D modelling software. It's easy people. Switch to Firefox today.

I don't use 3D modeling software, but I use a browser for like... 95% of my day. Any minor UX differences are going to be like nails on a chalkboard, given that.

It's no wonder why people don't want to switch, really.

Re: Choose the browser that best suits your privacy needs

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Post by water-your-self »

j1elo wrote: post #259
masfoobar wrote: post #148

I have been a happy Firefox user for 15 years... maybe more. I have seen people use and complain Internet Explorer in my younger days, from version 6 to 7, etc. Even though I mention Firefox to them, they stay with IE. What amazes me is how quick they transitioned to Google Chrome when it released. This was around 2009. It amazes me how quick people jump to something especially when it has a big company behind advert…

> It amazes me how quick people jump to something especially when it has a big company behind advertising it. Because it works . Advertising works. That's the bane of the conflict of interest between companies and users of Ad blockers. We (technical users) cannot complain that companies should not use and abuse Ads, because at the same time we (humanity as a collective) constantly show once and again that Ads do work…

Ads are a theft from word of mouth.

Advertising spend should be regulated.

Re: Choose the browser that best suits your privacy needs

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Post by prox »

Gareth321 wrote: post #260

Sadly Firefox doesn’t translate most languages like Danish in the iOS app. They have chosen not to add that feature for some reason. It rules out Firefox for me because I want bookmark and history syncing between mobile and PC. A LOT of people are waiting for better language support on iOS.

Since it is open source, couldn’t it be added by a dedicated developer?

Re: Choose the browser that best suits your privacy needs

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Post by ochronus »

8organicbits wrote: post #77
ochronus wrote: post #50

I would, if Mozilla focused on features users want :)

What's your wishlist? Browsers feel pretty complete to me in that I can open all the websites I want to open, and atleast with FF I can easily block ads.

Actually, one nice-to-have: built in, performant ad blocking which is extensible (preferably compatible with existing lists), like e.g., Brave or Vivaldi does.

Re: Choose the browser that best suits your privacy needs

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Post by fyokdrigd »

insanitybit wrote: post #281
mariusmg wrote: post #184

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Yeah, you're switching browsers not 3D modelling software. It's easy people. Switch to Firefox today.

I don't use 3D modeling software, but I use a browser for like... 95% of my day. Any minor UX differences are going to be like nails on a chalkboard, given that. It's no wonder why people don't want to switch, really.

yet huge ux changes between chrome updates are fine? *ponderingfaceemoji

Re: Choose the browser that best suits your privacy needs

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Post by adrianN »

insanitybit wrote: post #281
mariusmg wrote: post #184

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Yeah, you're switching browsers not 3D modelling software. It's easy people. Switch to Firefox today.

I don't use 3D modeling software, but I use a browser for like... 95% of my day. Any minor UX differences are going to be like nails on a chalkboard, given that. It's no wonder why people don't want to switch, really.

I use a browser a lot too, but I almost never interact with Firefox UX. Firefox just displays a website and I interact with that.

Re: Choose the browser that best suits your privacy needs

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Post by exxos »

rrreese wrote: post #64

I tried moving to Firefox a year ago but found that the lack of Tab Groups really killed me. There are several extensions that try to emulate this behaviour, but I didn't find that they worked particularly well. And then there are the security concerns. I guess when Chrome break uBlock Origin next year I'll give Edge a go, or one of the various chromium builds

If you like tab groups, try Arc.
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