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Re:Ask HN: What would you want in an ideal web browser? by OnleMeMeMe on Monday August 17, 2015 @05:18AM (#10071981)
Yes, because it manipulates the system in some way beyond copying the app to app, it's often hard to deinstall without traces, hard to keep two versions side by side etc.

So if the pain of the installer is larger than the added benefit of using Opera vs. Chrome, then yes.

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Re:Ask HN: What would you want in an ideal web browser? by 1stop on Monday August 17, 2015 @05:36AM (#10072040)
Really? An app can still freely write to ~/Library and cause all the problems you just said. The installer is the wrong thing to object to...
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Re:Ask HN: What would you want in an ideal web browser? by OnleMeMeMe on Monday August 17, 2015 @05:43AM (#10072066)
The installer is a strong indication of this behavior.
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