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[–] [email protected] 39 points 10 months ago (3 children)

My only question is, why do so few people use Firefox?

[–] [email protected] 38 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Most internet usage is mobile and people use whatever's preinstalled on their phone because it just works is my guess.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 10 months ago

I wonder if it's the diversification within the Chromium user space.

There are a ton of browsers based on Chromium each with their own little gimmick.

On the other side there's basically just Firefox.

From a casual point of view, I don't think there's much reason to go for Firefox. It doesn't really stand out from that point of view.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Website incompatibility keeps me from using it 100%. Certain websites are simply non-functional except in a Chrome-based browser and I don't have the shits to give to swap only for those sites. I might start the day with Firefox and by the end I'm using Brave.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago

I switched back to Firefox about 2 years ago, and I've only encountered a few sites that don't work properly.

With the exception of ONE annoying SaaS site I need at work (which I might use a ton for a week then not again for weeks), I've only had to open a site in Chrome/edge maybe once a month. That includes running Firefox on my phone in addition to my work and personal desktop/laptops.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Do some websites refuse to function even with useragent spoofing?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

Haven't tried this before. Worth a shot.