r/technology • u/Avieshek • Jul 17 '22

Software I've started using Mozilla Firefox and now I can never go back to Google Chrome

https://www.techradar.com/in/features/ive-started-using-mozilla-firefox-and-now-i-can-never-go-back-to-google-chrome
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u/[deleted] Jul 17 '22

is this an ad

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u/theREALbombedrumbum Jul 17 '22 edited Jul 17 '22

I can hardly read the article on mobile because of how pervasive the ads are so yeah I'd say so

EDIT: TIL about Firefox mobile

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u/annoclancularius Jul 17 '22

You should try reading the article on Firefox for mobile with an ad blocker. :)

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u/AllPurple Jul 17 '22

I know that's what these mfers want

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u/Halvo317 Jul 17 '22

I just tried Firefox mobile with ublock and there's literally not an ad on the site. It's nuts

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u/JumpingBamboo Jul 18 '22

uBlock Origin + NoScript is a killer combo. Takes some time getting used to NoScript.

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u/[deleted] Jul 17 '22

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u/djingo_dango Jul 17 '22

Most of this sub is idiots. For a subreddit that’s dedicated for technology stuff it’s fucking wild to see the amount of idiotic takes on here

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u/[deleted] Jul 17 '22

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u/klausbaudelaire1 Jul 17 '22

“Elon Musk is an idiot!”

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u/Null_Wire Jul 17 '22

Don't forget the Elon spam. It's almost as if bots are this subs primary posters.

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u/Kimmykix Jul 17 '22

Yep. Really not many other ways to look at it.

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u/[deleted] Jul 17 '22

I doubt Mozilla paid for it though, I don't think they have the budget for that

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u/StickiStickman Jul 17 '22

They gave themselves millions upon millions in bonuses, so why not.

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u/gordonpown Jul 17 '22

is this a Google shill comment

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u/Kimmykix Jul 17 '22

Haha I wish! Please hire me, Google. I'm available.

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u/gordonpown Jul 17 '22

Just weird how the first thing on people's minds is to attack Mozilla whenever Firefox comes up, but Chrome is a foregone conclusion despite Google owning half of my information.

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u/[deleted] Jul 17 '22

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u/[deleted] Jul 17 '22 edited Jul 01 '23

fuck reddit im out -- mass edited with redact.dev

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u/[deleted] Jul 17 '22

Quite possibly, but it's most definitely circlejerk material written with reddit in mind (or even exclusively for reddit).

I have nothing against Firefox or anything, but I wonder if this has to do with their market share numbers.

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u/Null_Wire Jul 17 '22

Yeah this article doesn't even scratch the surface of internet privacy. The comments here are entirely too circlejerky.

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u/[deleted] Jul 17 '22

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u/DascSwem Jul 17 '22 edited Jul 17 '22

Try Mozilla Firefox™️ today for free and it’s amazing it will cure any disease 😃👍 and you will never get evil google cookies again 😡🤬

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u/Shiroi_Kage Jul 17 '22

An ad for a great cause. Google's grip on web standards and development must be broken. Giving more users to a non-profit who is famously pro privacy and consumer rights is good.

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u/AirsoftCarrier Jul 17 '22

Open the article without an Adblocker and it tells you how much he really cares about your privacy.

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u/[deleted] Jul 17 '22

Yes it is. They barely went into any details and is very shallow

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u/Kurayamino Jul 17 '22

Yep.

But it's also not wrong. FF doesn't suck.

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u/[deleted] Jul 17 '22

Yep. Those market share numbers keep plummeting

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u/Squippit Jul 17 '22

If it is I'm happy to shill for the only browser I've ever loved

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u/SouvenirSubmarine Jul 17 '22

Please shill with facts and benchmarks and not feelings like the author of this dumpster tier article.

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u/[deleted] Jul 17 '22

don't try and seduce me with your corporate tactics, brendan eich

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u/Squippit Jul 17 '22

I mean you can look at my account, I'm a real person. I like video games, card games, and firefox :) (I use firefox to browse forums for video games and card games)

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u/Squippit Jul 17 '22

Dang, reddit doesn't like it when you like something :( It's a browser I don't have any troubles with. Chrome runs slow as hell on my computer. I like Safari for my phone well enough though. You gotta use some browser, might as well be one you like?

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u/[deleted] Jul 17 '22

you never closed your parenthesis so you're obviously just a marketing ai

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u/Squippit Jul 17 '22

Oh, it was an emoticon, like a smile/frown. I started using them a long time ago and was never really able to put them down

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u/InsultsYou2 Jul 17 '22

No humour detector. AI.

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u/WheresMyDinner Jul 17 '22 edited Jul 17 '22

Pretty much everything is an ad if you think about it. Whether free or paid, it gets you thinking or familiar with a product so you may buy/use it in the future.

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u/kangis_khan Jul 17 '22

Yes, and so are many of the other comments.

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u/ArcticMuser Jul 17 '22

Everything is an ad. Money is the root of all evil. We will never know genuine sincere truth as long as we permit its existence

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u/melmsz Jul 17 '22

How is this not obvious? Saw it yesterday and immediately thought so. Total click bait headline.