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Re:Apple's claim is that it bans other browsers for security by marricks on Monday June 27, 2022 @01:45PM (#31898030)
No one is using Firefox on mobile so it’s good for you, but not web on the whole.

Also while an independent entity having a larger presence is better than Apple at least Apple having a large market share makes Google need to consider what happens in safari before they do something particularly shady with web standards

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Re:Apple's claim is that it bans other browsers for security by mikedelago on Monday June 27, 2022 @01:55PM (#31898160)
I use Firefox on Android, it works great.

Desktop-based extensions integrate pretty seamlessly, which I love

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Re:Apple's claim is that it bans other browsers for security by wahnfrieden on Monday June 27, 2022 @01:58PM (#31898211)
You are unfortunately part of the "no one" segment, that half a percent of mobile browser users internationally / across platforms - even less than Firefox's desktop share
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Re:Apple's claim is that it bans other browsers for security by GekkePrutser on Monday June 27, 2022 @02:32PM (#31898696)
You have to start somewhere
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Re:Apple's claim is that it bans other browsers for security by marricks on Monday June 27, 2022 @02:40PM (#31898801)
That's not where they're starting, that's where they've fallen to...

They've grown from 0.5% to 0.85% over three years[1]. I don't see how they're going to increase beyond that.

[1] https://www.statista.com/statistics/272664/market-share-held...

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Re:Apple's claim is that it bans other browsers for security by GekkePrutser on Monday June 27, 2022 @05:24PM (#31901001)
I know, but if you don't believe it's the start of new growth there's no point even trying :)

Today is the first day of the rest of your life :)

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Re:Apple's claim is that it bans other browsers for security by the_third_wave on Monday June 27, 2022 @02:22PM (#31898550)
> No one is using Firefox on mobile

I am No one, we are legion. Have been using FF on mobile since it became viable, many years ago. I just like my ads blocked and my data mine, that's why.

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Re:Apple's claim is that it bans other browsers for security by CAPSLOCKSSTUCK on Tuesday June 28, 2022 @12:27AM (#31904074)
Count me among the ones using FF Mobile. I can't imagine browsing the mobile web without an ad-blocker, and I'm happy to fight back against the browser duopoloy.
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Re:Apple's claim is that it bans other browsers for security by yellowapple on Monday June 27, 2022 @10:57PM (#31903591)
Right? Mobile web browsing is enough of a shitshow without ads cluttering everything; browsing on a phone without uBlock Origin sounds absolutely horrific.
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Re:Apple's claim is that it bans other browsers for security by skerit on Monday June 27, 2022 @02:14PM (#31898435)
I love Firefox for Android. It works great. It works even better than the desktop version :D
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Re:Apple's claim is that it bans other browsers for security by aceazzameen on Monday June 27, 2022 @05:25PM (#31901019)
I'm the opposite. I hate it, but I use it because of ublock origin. I'm of the opinion that all mobile browsers are awful. Because of the lack either privacy, security, or UX. Can't have them all. If I could, I'd continue to use Firefox for Android 68. It had a much better UX including a tablet mode. Now the most recent version's UX is full of slow ui animations, lack of features, customization, etc. At least it has privacy and security.
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Re:Apple's claim is that it bans other browsers for security by MasterYoda on Monday June 27, 2022 @02:03PM (#31898277)
I do :) And I think it is good and you could also use addons (like uBo) which is great. More should use it on mobile.
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Re:Apple's claim is that it bans other browsers for security by slenk on Monday June 27, 2022 @01:58PM (#31898204)
No, supporting Firefox is good for the whole...how do you not understand that?
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Re:Apple's claim is that it bans other browsers for security by anonymousab on Monday June 27, 2022 @02:09PM (#31898356)
If you do something that benefits Firefox, but has an outsized benefit for Firefox' competitors (or rather, anti-Firefox hegemony) and the net effect is overall worse for Firefox, then that thing that benefited Firefox was not good.
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Re:Apple's claim is that it bans other browsers for security by mtomweb on Monday June 27, 2022 @02:45PM (#31898880)
It's likely cost Firefox 100's of millions per year. That's net worse for firefox.

Also Mozilla is fighting this as well, they wouldn't unless they thought it was in their interest.

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Re:Apple's claim is that it bans other browsers for security by GekkePrutser on Monday June 27, 2022 @02:32PM (#31898681)
As the others, I use it too exclusively. It's a great mobile browser now.
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