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Re:Google in shock as Samsung considers moving to Bing as de... by mattnewton on Monday April 17, 2023 @10:36AM (#35601382)
That’s more because it was a bet on the wrong horse. If you know how to install Firefox you probably know what search engine you are using and how to switch the default search engine.
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Re:Google in shock as Samsung considers moving to Bing as de... by h4ch1 on Monday April 17, 2023 @12:34PM (#35603148)
Isn't installing Firefox the same as installing any other browser?
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Re:Google in shock as Samsung considers moving to Bing as de... by dhruvarora013 on Monday April 17, 2023 @12:45PM (#35603295)
It's not the default browser on most devices. I think the parent comment is stating that if you're technical enough to install a 3rd party browser, you're technical enough to pick your own search engine. So people chose Firefox and chose away from Yahoo
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Re:Google in shock as Samsung considers moving to Bing as de... by piyush_soni on Tuesday April 18, 2023 @01:06AM (#35610163)
I think Firefox users have now reduced to geeks and some 'real FOSS' enthusiasts etc. I still use Firefox as my primary browser, but I haven't seen any non-tech person installing it for a long time now. They all just search for Chrome and download, install that. So in today's times if someone's installing Firefox I'd say they'd mostly know their way around.
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