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What browser do you use on your PC/Mac? (lemm.ee)

submitted 11 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Since currently Lemmy is mostly made up of nerds, I'd like to know what browsers you use and why? You could just upvote the comment with your browser of choice if you don't want to explain.

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[–] [email protected] 72 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Firefox. I used to be an avid Chrome user, but the domination of Chromium-based browsers (Chrome, Edge, Brave, Opera, Vivaldi, etc) is scary. It essentially gives Google control over what happens on the internet. So I switched to Firefox and it's been a great browser ever since

[–] [email protected] -3 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Unfortunately Google control Firefox too 😐

[–] [email protected] 4 points 11 months ago (1 children)

In what way?

[–] [email protected] 17 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

They pay Mozilla between 83-86% of their yearly revenue to be the default search engine.

That's where basically all Mozilla's funding comes from.

If Google decides they want their competition gone, they just turn off the money pipe. They are at their mercy.

Edit: here's an interesting article I found with a quick search. I'm sure there are more.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Mozilla can't fail. if it does, chrome will be a monopoly and the law disallows that strictly.

at least where i live.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago

If that's why Google is paying them, to keep them alive, then they're effectively a puppet