Otherwise it's the #1 browser by usage by far, which is saying a lot considering it doesn't come preinstalled on Windows or on Macs, so all those users are making a deliberate choice to switch.
So still the hero outside of HN.
Ever used for example YouTube with an alternative browser?
It's buggy, it's slow (and that's on purpose; Google puts regularly quite some engineering effort into using web features that don't work well in the last independent competing browser). But those Google pages have a big banner saying it will work better in Chrome, and asking the users to "try".
That strategy works very efficiently as Google controls the sites most average people use the whole time.
That's one of the reasons why Google's monopolies need to be broken by regulation. Actually they're over-due for a break-up.
https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/disable-polymer-you...
Yes, it's a work-around, not a long-term solution and does not help with the underlying problem. Spread the word and enjoy it while it lasts.
With adblocker I have nothing to complain about.
The reason I understand their comment is because there was a period of time when Google was so cool that people wore Google t-shirts without having ever been affiliated with Google. You could find random college students wearing a Google t-shirt like they would a band t-shirt.