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Re:Switch from Chrome to Firefox by dictum on Thursday May 30, 2019 @12:36PM (#20052983)
Short, flippant but hopefully concise answer:

1. Safari is only available for macOS and iOS. There's no widely available, up to date browser based on non-Blink WebKit, and it's unlikely there will be, as it's rather tied to Apple OS APIs.

2. Aside from Firefox, all browsers that are available for all major operating systems are based on Chromium/Blink, and consequently will inherit Google's architectural decisions, and on a sociopolitical level, enhance Google's domination of the Web.

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Re:Switch from Chrome to Firefox by astazangasta on Thursday May 30, 2019 @12:41PM (#20053070)
3. Chrome is explicitly designed to track you on behalf of Google (e.g. https://www.worldtribune.com/big-brother-updated-google-chro...)
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Re:Switch from Chrome to Firefox by jackconnor on Thursday May 30, 2019 @08:12PM (#20057172)
I get why someone might want Safari, what I'm asking is why the download link is on the front page of HN when there's no opinion nor perspective. I keep hearing "it's not an ad" but then...what is it?
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Re:Switch from Chrome to Firefox by lern_too_spel on Thursday May 30, 2019 @12:47PM (#20053165)
Ugh. Safari is garbage. So many bugs. So many missing features. A release process straight out of the 1990s.

Firefox is the only serious alternative to Chrome.

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