Jeff Fortin T. (@nekohayo@mastodon.social)
mastodon.social
A list of recent hostile moves by #Google's #Chrome team; handy for sharing with your entourage, to explain why they should stop using #Chromium / #GoogleChrome and use #Firefox or #Epiphany as their main #web #browser : * The "Manifest v3" sabotage of content blocking extensions: https://www.theverge.com/2022/6/10/23131029/mozilla-ad-blocking-firefox-google-chrome-privacy-manifest-v3-web-request * The attempted sabotage of #JPEGXL: https://www.cnet.com/tech/computing/chrome-banishes-jpeg-xl-photo-format-that-could-save-phone-space/ * #WebEnvironmentIntegrity a.k.a. #DRM for whole websites would hurt the web, #opensource browsers and OSes: https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2023/07/googles-web-integrity-api-sounds-like-drm-for-the-web/
  • ffolkes@fanexus.comEnglish
    10·
    1 year ago

    I’ve used nothing but Firefox on all desktops/laptops since 2004. I really don’t understand how or why anyone would switch away.

    • zikk_transport2@lemmy.worldEnglish
      62·
      1 year ago

      I really don’t understand how or why anyone would switch away.

      Performance. Been switching on & off for the past several years, currently with Firefox with over a year.

    • Quokka@quokk.auEnglish
      42·
      1 year ago

      Because for the longest time Chrome smashed the stale arse Firefox out of the water in features and performance.

      Personally I found Opera the best, but that’s Chinese shovelware now.

      • Dark Arc@lemmy.worldEnglish
        5·
        1 year ago

        It really didn’t… Firefox has been neck and neck performance wise the entire time with a massive arsenal of extensions (and to be fair some of those extensions did negatively impact performance enough to scare people off) and I can’t think of a major feature Firefox didn’t have first or get soon after.

        Chrome largely just became a “speed meme” though among enthusiasts and had the backing from Google to win over IT teams.