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<blockquote data-quote="bombastinator" data-source="post: 23657213" data-attributes="member: 43994">TLDNR:&nbsp; more computer wankery and suppositionThere has been a movement lately where chrome and chromesque browsers like Microsoft edge are taking over.&nbsp; For a long time the two browsers were Firefox and Microsoft explorer. When Google chrome came out it basically had to ape one of the two.&nbsp; Not hard as Firefox was open source.&nbsp; When edge came out, though which is basically chrome with the data spiders going to Microsoft instead, website makers now had four browsers, but only budget to test two.&nbsp; They often picked just edge and chrome.&nbsp; Because edge and chrome are really really similar coding has gotten weirder and Firefox not only now has to basically ape chrome, but chrome can go even farther from standards and still work.&nbsp; As a result Firefox is having a harder time and because Google is a private company an does NOT generally open source their stuff it is also harder for Firefox to keep up with chrome than for chrome to keep up with Firefox.&nbsp; So the internet is being privatized and web coding is following standards even less closely.&nbsp; When Firefox is finally destroyed Google will have only Safari to deal with.&nbsp; A duopoly.&nbsp; If history is a guide things will get ugly fast.&nbsp; I doubt they’ll be free anymore for one thing.&nbsp; I will use Firefox myself as long as I can.&nbsp; It’s currently the cheapest browser (the other ones you pay for too, but with things other than money.&nbsp; Some websites too.&nbsp; They all charge the same-everything.) I’m even doing it on iPhone.&nbsp; I consider Safari less expensive than either chrome or edge but it’s not really free either.&nbsp; I’m not sure how long that will be though.&nbsp; Months? Years?&nbsp; I guess it’s not free either for me either because I donate to Mozilla to try to help slow things down, but it’s still cheaper than Safari even with the donations.&nbsp; When it dies though I would be unsurprised if they charged you monthly to effectively rummage through your underwear drawer and sell everything they can.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="bombastinator, post: 23657213, member: 43994"] TLDNR: more computer wankery and supposition There has been a movement lately where chrome and chromesque browsers like Microsoft edge are taking over. For a long time the two browsers were Firefox and Microsoft explorer. When Google chrome came out it basically had to ape one of the two. Not hard as Firefox was open source. When edge came out, though which is basically chrome with the data spiders going to Microsoft instead, website makers now had four browsers, but only budget to test two. They often picked just edge and chrome. Because edge and chrome are really really similar coding has gotten weirder and Firefox not only now has to basically ape chrome, but chrome can go even farther from standards and still work. As a result Firefox is having a harder time and because Google is a private company an does NOT generally open source their stuff it is also harder for Firefox to keep up with chrome than for chrome to keep up with Firefox. So the internet is being privatized and web coding is following standards even less closely. When Firefox is finally destroyed Google will have only Safari to deal with. A duopoly. If history is a guide things will get ugly fast. I doubt they’ll be free anymore for one thing. I will use Firefox myself as long as I can. It’s currently the cheapest browser (the other ones you pay for too, but with things other than money. Some websites too. They all charge the same-everything.) I’m even doing it on iPhone. I consider Safari less expensive than either chrome or edge but it’s not really free either. I’m not sure how long that will be though. Months? Years? I guess it’s not free either for me either because I donate to Mozilla to try to help slow things down, but it’s still cheaper than Safari even with the donations. When it dies though I would be unsurprised if they charged you monthly to effectively rummage through your underwear drawer and sell everything they can. [/QUOTE]

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