Re:Google proposes changes to Chromium which would disable u...
by kabwj on Tuesday January 22, 2019 @06:00PM
(#18973535)
I hope they don’t go on with this... I really don’t want to go back to Firefox.
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Re:Google proposes changes to Chromium which would disable u...
by kiwijamo on Tuesday January 22, 2019 @06:00PM
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Recent versions have improved hugely. Have you tried them?
Re:Google proposes changes to Chromium which would disable u...
by russley on Tuesday January 22, 2019 @06:08PM
(#18973643)
Not OC, but I honestly have consistent window rendering issues with Firefox on Windows 10's Tablet Mode.
Re:Google proposes changes to Chromium which would disable u...
by kabwj on Tuesday January 22, 2019 @06:02PM
(#18973571)
I don’t trust the Mozilla Corporation. Putting ads on my home page a few weeks ago was the last straw. But if Google does this, that’ll be almost worse. https://venturebeat.com/2018/12/31/mozilla-ad-on-firefoxs-ne...
It’s funny when you think of it, now both browsers want to shove ads down my throat. I hate the modern internet.
Re:Google proposes changes to Chromium which would disable u...
by 43920 on Tuesday January 22, 2019 @06:12PM
(#18973683)
I agree that ads aren't a great solution, but the entire reason Mozilla is doing things like that is to avoid having all their revenue (and thus their existence) dependent on Google. How else do you think they should make money?
It's also worth pointing out that the included ads are targeted locally on your computer, and none of your browsing data gets sent to Mozilla (https://help.getpocket.com/article/1142-firefox-new-tab-reco...).
And it's also really easy to turn them off (preferences > home > "sponsored stories").
Re:Google proposes changes to Chromium which would disable u...
by tivert on Tuesday January 22, 2019 @06:08PM
(#18973644)
> I don’t trust the Mozilla Corporation. Putting ads on my home page a few weeks ago was the last straw.
I have my Firefox homepage set to a blank page and see nothing of the sort.
Because of your comment, I temporarily set my homepage back to "Firefox Home," but didn't see any ads. Just a a few recommended news articles.
Re:Google proposes changes to Chromium which would disable u...
by ctrlaltdev on Tuesday January 22, 2019 @06:09PM
(#18973649)
You can deactivate the featured by pockets and the highlights sections.
=> about:preferences#home