Rudie V.Dec 7, 2023
Yikes. Unless Mozilla sees a notable increase of users switching from Chrome to Firefox, our beloved privacy-first browser may lose support on government and commercial websites, further cementing Google's death grip on web standards. https://www.brycewray.com/posts/2023/11/firefox-brink/
Firefox on the brink?

The Big Three may effectively be down to a Big Two, and right quick.

Bryce Wray
Show threadSteven Zekowski

@thegardendude
I like #Firefox a lot. And while I may be less sophisticated than some, especially here on Mastodon, I’m probably more aware than the average internet user. I can’t help wondering…

Why would anyone use #Chrome? Herd mentality?

This was a fun read. It’s a long comic book. https://contrachrome.com/chapters/

#SaveFirefox

Chapters – Contra Chrome – a webcomic

Dec 9, 2023 at 5:12pmWeb
Show threadJanis La CouvéeDec 9, 2023
@steve_zeke @thegardendude I've been a Firefox user since 2004 because of RSS feeds, multiple tabs, privacy and I could go on and on. I don't get why people continue to allow themselves to be tracked like they are on Chrome. Never have understood.
Show threadGabriel PettierDec 9, 2023
@steve_zeke @thegardendude i don't think it's herd mentality, but google has so much power to influence people, it's everywhere in people's usage of the web, and you kind of only need to get them to click an install button once, on the promise that it'll make something (usually a google product) work better…
Most people are not really tech savy (which is understandable, we all have things to care about).
Show threadSteven ZekowskiDec 9, 2023
@tshirtman @thegardendude
Maybe “herd mentality” isn’t exactly right. I think at a certain critical mass people look around and think, “I’m choosing what all my peers are choosing so it must be ok.” It’s just normalized, and, as you say, most people would rather think about other things.