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Re:Is it worth supporting Firefox? by jiveturkey on Monday May 07, 2018 @11:27AM (#17013453)
it’s not just about as cheap as possible. ads are free.
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Re:Is it worth supporting Firefox? by inetknght on Monday May 07, 2018 @11:33AM (#17013527)
Ads are not free. They cost users in bandwidth, device battery, and website usability.
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Re:Is it worth supporting Firefox? by dorgo on Monday May 07, 2018 @03:34PM (#17015755)
forget all this. They steal my attention/time which is an orders of magnitude greater offense.
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Re:Is it worth supporting Firefox? by inetknght on Monday May 07, 2018 @06:18PM (#17016935)
I count that as part of website usability, but you are not wrong to point out it is the most egregious offense of ads whether or not they're "intrusive"
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