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[-] entwine@programming.dev 98 points 1 month ago

I installed Opera and used it exclusively.

Why do people use Opera? It's a proprietary Chrome fork owned by a Chinese company.

[-] racketlauncher831@lemmy.ml 33 points 1 month ago

Perhaps for old time's sake. It used to be using its own engine.

[-] unexpected@forum.guncadindex.com 17 points 1 month ago

Yep. People have a bad habit of sticking to their habits beyond the point of usefulness. Myself included.

[-] piccolo@sh.itjust.works 9 points 1 month ago

Chrome opera doesnt even resemble old opera. Vivadli is closer, and is led by the same guy that led old opera.

[-] jinwk00@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 month ago

Unfortunately still closed source

[-] 1985MustangCobra@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 month ago

i enjoy being spyed on by china. and before the whataboutisim, i dont mind that the US or Canada spies on me.

[-] yetAnotherUser@discuss.tchncs.de 9 points 1 month ago

You can also be spied on by me if you'd like to.

Just send your search queries to me.

For extra espionage, I'll even make sure to use non-privacy respecting search engines (like Google, Yandex, Baidu) and AI for your queries.

[-] 1985MustangCobra@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 month ago

Sounds good.

[-] LeFantome@programming.dev 2 points 1 month ago

There is a good chance that this guy is a bit counter-cultural and does not want to use the obvious version of anything.

Look at the Windows mail client he tried to go with.

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