• reboot6675@sopuli.xyz
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    Because it’s privacy focused. Also because it’s not based on Chromium. It’s the only one keeping us from having a Google browser monopoly

  • I’ve been using it for years, first out of disdain for Internet Explorer, now out of disdain for Google Chrome. I just do not trust the corpos at all, and Firefox has always been solid(outside of a few years in the '10s).

  • coyotino [he/him]@beehaw.org
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    good balance of functionality and privacy. keeps my tabs synced between mobile and desktop. that’s…that’s about it.

  • MiddledAgedGuy@beehaw.org
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    • Open source
    • Reasonably privacy respecting (could be better OOB)
    • Extensions that further enhance privacy and remove unwanted annoyances from pages
    • Cool logo
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    It’s a great OSS browser. There should be at least one alternative rendering engine to Googles Chromium.

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    Because it’s extensions have so much more access to the software. Privacy is easy. The biggest of all is Temporary containers. That extension is a godsend for developers. Also, chromium is shit.

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    Chrome did something that annoyed me a couple of years ago. I can’t even remember what it did. I just remember going “you have annoyed me for the final time! I’m replacing you with Firefox!” I wish I could say it was because Google is evil, but it may well have been something far more petty.