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Why do you use firefox? (upload.wikimedia.org)
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[-] lemmy@linkopath.com 2 points 1 year ago

Bookmarks sidebar::bookmarks sidebar::bookmarks sidebar

[-] flambonkscious@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago

Because Microsoft and google are abysmal companies.I don't trust either of them (he typed, on an android phone - at least its been ROMmed)

[-] Nobsi@feddit.de 2 points 1 year ago

I don|t. I use Edge

[-] DJDarren@thelemmy.club 2 points 1 year ago

Because sometimes I need to use Not Safari, and the alternatives are too awful to consider.

[-] Turious@leaf.dance 2 points 1 year ago

I actually stopped using it a few years ago because of a weird glitch I kept encountering where it would forget how to render non-standard symbols on websites (I forget the technical description, it's been years). Sites like Twitter became neigh unusable because I couldn't tell what any button was.

With all the recent problems, I know I want to switch back. Just haven't had the time and patience to do it.

[-] babyfarmer@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Because old habits die hard.

[-] shinigamiookamiryuu@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago

My device doesn't have Firefox and doesn't have the option.

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[-] rizoid@midwest.social 2 points 1 year ago

I keep going back and forth between Chrome and Firefox. Maybe it's because of the couple years I spent working with the Chromebook team, but I always go back to Chrome like a drug. I know it's bad for privacy and the add stuff is certainly not cool but I just can't get pulled away from it. Its all about what you're used to.

[-] NostraDavid@programming.dev 2 points 1 year ago

Because Edge broke JSON files - I couldn't search through an open JSON file anymore, because Edge decided to only partially load the file.

That's nice and all, but stop fucking with my plain text. If I want to fuck with it, I can use my extensions, WHICH THEY DISABLED/BLOCKED...

So yeah, back to Firefox, and it's been fine.

[-] Etterra@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Absolutely. I only use chrome for d&d stuff because some specific formatting gets screwed up on Firefox.

[-] samus12345@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I don't actually remember when I started using it. I remember using Netscape and then Firefox, but there had to be another browser in there. Maybe it was IE. I don't remember it sucking too bad back in the day.

[-] funkless_eck@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago

people on the internet told me to

[-] Ipodjockey@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

I'm not, because I'm lazy and it seems like too much work to protect my privacy when my government doesn't give a fuck.

[-] ulkesh@beehaw.org 2 points 1 year ago

It’s not Chrome or a Chromium-based browser.

[-] ComeHereOrIHookYou@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Was originally an Opera user (before they switched away from Presto), then switched to Firefox afterwards.

Firefox was my pick because it was good enough and extremely customizable.

[-] Ensign_Crab@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Was originally an Opera user (before they switched away from Presto)

I miss old Opera.

[-] joel@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 year ago

Because Brave didn't allow add-ons when I tried it. This was years ago so no idea what it's like now

[-] SeaJ@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago

It has good add-ons be I give enough of my data to Google.

[-] Rathernotsay@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Tried to download a bank statement the other day and Chrome marked it as malware. Also happened with my Internet bill. I'm done with Chrome

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