Google Just Gave 2 Billion Chrome Users A Reason To Switch To Firefox

Hopefully Firefox learned their lesson that users have no loyalty. I remember loving FF before it went to shit.

If Google actually does this to Chrome i won't hesitate ditching them, but "planning" and "doing" are separate things...

One year ago: "Google Removes 'Don't Be Evil' Clause From Its Code of Conduct"
https://gizmodo.com/google-removes-near ... 1826153393

Dunno if I'll go back to FF but definitely won't be using Chrome.

Hopefully chromium based Brave or Edge won't have these restrictions, but time will tell. If all else fails then I'm going back to Netscape.

Been slowly transitioning to FF, this will make it much quicker.

try to switch back to firefox last year, but it sucks

-memory management sucks
-always need to add exception on a self-sign SSL
-chrome extension is much better than firefox's

don't use any adblocking other than my pihole, so doesn't bother me

I've been using Firefox almost exclusively for the past year because it has certain extensions that Chrome lacked at the time (and probably still does).

No regrets.

Join me in the world of Mozilla.

I have since disabled Chrome from all my Android devices. I don't need it in IOS

Is there an easy way to become a chrome enterprise user?

Menace wrote: ↑ I have since disabled Chrome from all my Android devices. I don't need it in IOS

Brave browser is excellent on Android, it's my go-to.

It's almost there on Windows Desktop, but Firefox has more functionality.

Menace wrote: ↑ I have since disabled Chrome from all my Android devices. I don't need it in IOS

Wait, there are add-ons/extensions on chrome for Android devices?
What are you talking about

konsensei wrote: ↑
Wait, there are add-ons/extensions on chrome for Android devices?
What are you talking about

I wasn't born yesterday, I just don't want the crap!

Edited: P-Hole can not filter out ads have same ip address as the server, such as Youtube.

Menace wrote: ↑ I wasn't born yesterday, I just don't want the crap!

1. Drafting a plan to disable ad block extensions and Disabling ad block extensions are not the same.
2. Even if they decide to remove all the ad block extensions, it does not change how your chrome browser currently works on Android.

This is like saying, Canada might go to war with China. But since you are living in Nuvanut, you need to move to Greenland.

Honest question; what does Google have to lose if 2 billion people stop using Chrome? It's always been a free ad delivery medium (the user is the product), now some users don't want to be the product so you're spending resources catering to millions who are not lucrative to your company.

Unless I'm missing something? I mean I'm a Chrome user with adblocking extensions and I'll switch away from Chrome to not see ads..but it makes total business sense from their standpoint and those using their product as intended remain unaffected by this.

Menace wrote: ↑ I wasn't born yesterday, I just don't want the crap!

Edited: P-Hole can not filter out ads have same ip address as the server, such as Youtube.

Exactly why I don't understand you even mentioned pihole in your original post

Menace wrote: ↑ I'm glad to have my Pi-Hole and Firefox is still my choice.



https://www.forbes.com/sites/kateoflahe ... 81cdb751f6

konsensei wrote: ↑ Exactly why I don't understand you even mentioned pihole in your original post

That's ok if you don't understand it, my post isn't only for your entertainment.

The web developers can put the ads on the same server (or ip address), programs like PHole can't filter them out, Firefox extension can. In the Android world, you can use other browsers other already mentioned. I did have Firefox Focus, I will try to test the other ones like Brave and DuckDuckGO.

GrumpyOne1 wrote: ↑ Unless I'm missing something? I mean I'm a Chrome user with adblocking extensions and I'll switch away from Chrome to not see ads..but it makes total business sense from their standpoint and those using their product as intended remain unaffected by this.

I have been using Opera for the last several years

I will never go back to FireFox and I hate Chrome. I still use it on my Pixel, but I have no problem switching out to Opera on mobile. I just don’t use my mobile browser enough to invest the time right now

Ecsta wrote: ↑ Hopefully Firefox learned their lesson that users have no loyalty. I remember loving FF before it went to shit.

If Google actually does this to Chrome i won't hesitate ditching them, but "planning" and "doing" are separate things...

I agree with you. FF used to be good. Then Chrome kind of just took over and I jumped ship. This is just bad news. I don't understand why Google wants to do something so stupid.

Gee wrote: ↑ I have been using Opera for the last several years

I will never go back to FireFox and I hate Chrome. I still use it on my Pixel, but I have no problem switching out to Opera on mobile. I just don’t use my mobile browser enough to invest the time right now

Also try Vivaldi