Microsoft proves the critics right: We’re heading toward a Chrome-only Web

Re:Microsoft proves the critics right: We’re heading toward ... by hd4 on Tuesday March 12, 2019 @05:59AM (#19366639)

All the more reason for any Linux distro maintainers to include Firefox as the default browser.

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Re:Microsoft proves the critics right: We’re heading toward ... by asplake on Tuesday March 12, 2019 @07:25AM (#19367085)

All the more reason not to use Skype. Much greater impact, surely

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Re:Microsoft proves the critics right: We’re heading toward ... by hd4 on Tuesday March 12, 2019 @07:40AM (#19367169)

That too.

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Re:Microsoft proves the critics right: We’re heading toward ... by ktjfi on Tuesday March 12, 2019 @06:00AM (#19366644)

Isn't that what they already do?

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Re:Microsoft proves the critics right: We’re heading toward ... by hd4 on Tuesday March 12, 2019 @06:10AM (#19366687)

Not all, I'm noticing a trend of including Chromium on the more niche distros like the Fedora spins (I noticed this about 1-2 years ago, the situation may have changed).

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Re:Microsoft proves the critics right: We’re heading toward ... by solarkraft on Tuesday March 12, 2019 @06:02AM (#19366653)

Not all. Many include WebKit based browsers (pretty much all except Firefox are, and Firefox is too heavy for many).

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Re:Microsoft proves the critics right: We’re heading toward ... by ktjfi on Tuesday March 12, 2019 @06:07AM (#19366678)

I also blame the Mozilla Corporation for that: including WebKit in your software is a piece of cake. So that's what the default browsers of GNOME/KDE/etc do. Gecko not so much (in fact, has there been any effort in this arena, after XULRunner was discontinued?)

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Re:Microsoft proves the critics right: We’re heading toward ... by alex_duf on Tuesday March 12, 2019 @06:28AM (#19366777)

Gnome is literally running using Firefox's technology

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Re:Microsoft proves the critics right: We’re heading toward ... by solarkraft on Thursday March 14, 2019 @03:06AM (#19387064)

Please elaborate. I don't know any project embedding Gecko.

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Re:Microsoft proves the critics right: We’re heading toward ... by Vinnl on Tuesday March 12, 2019 @06:10AM (#19366685)

For Android at least they're working on https://github.com/mozilla-mobile/android-components/

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Re:Microsoft proves the critics right: We’re heading toward ... by fxfan on Tuesday March 12, 2019 @07:08AM (#19366983)

Do you even listen to yourself before making these statements?

Linux desktop share = 1.3%

Of which 80% of users will use the browser they want to, irrespective of what is currently installed. So 20% of 1.5% = 0.26%

Fortunately firefox is not at a stage where they have to care about 0.26% usage share of worldwide desktop.

And I have rarely seen Linux distro maintainers acting in any bigger-sense-of-good or in technologically better solutions. They have their own favourites.

If firefox wants to succeed- it should ship default with uorigin, kills google and makes firefox snappier. Instant win. If I were making firefox- I'd also ship a power user edition with uMatrix enabled

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Re:Microsoft proves the critics right: We’re heading toward ... by Arnt on Tuesday March 12, 2019 @07:19AM (#19367043)

Where's that "80%" from? I find it entirely believable, but where's it from?

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Re:Microsoft proves the critics right: We’re heading toward ... by fxfan on Tuesday March 12, 2019 @07:57AM (#19367273)

"will" (I hope that word eliminates the possibility of a source ... :) )

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