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Re:Google is already pushing WEI (web DRM) into Chromium by MSFT_Edging on Wednesday July 26, 2023 @10:03AM (#36877898)
I believe google has intentionally made google maps near unusable in firefox. It's been consistently working worse and worse every year. I feel like about 8 years ago there used to be parity between them.
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Re:Google is already pushing WEI (web DRM) into Chromium by timeon on Wednesday July 26, 2023 @10:13AM (#36878062)
I rarely use google maps so haven't noticed. Only thing I really miss from OSM based services is street-view.
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Re:Google is already pushing WEI (web DRM) into Chromium by MSFT_Edging on Wednesday July 26, 2023 @10:20AM (#36878190)
Its really bad, it takes almost a minute for the site to "stabilize", and even then, default text in the search bar is overlaid with whatever you're typing, a good 30 seconds to load a destination.

A chrome browser on the same device has maps behave almost instantaneously.

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Re:Google is already pushing WEI (web DRM) into Chromium by timeon on Wednesday July 26, 2023 @10:32AM (#36878369)
That really sounds like intentional.
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Re:Google is already pushing WEI (web DRM) into Chromium by prmoustache on Wednesday July 26, 2023 @10:47AM (#36878597)
I am using it regularly without issues on firefox so I am not sure what you are talking about and definitely not in the "unusable realm". Can you be more specific?
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Re:Google is already pushing WEI (web DRM) into Chromium by bee_rider on Wednesday July 26, 2023 @02:07PM (#36882201)
I think this example is weirdly informative to me.

I mostly use maps via an app (Apple or Google, they seem to be the same for basic use). Usually if I’m using a map, I’ll be using it in my car for navigation, so Firefox doesn’t even come to mind.

I suspect, on top of the “maybe it is internal apps” thing I mentioned at first, some of the really bad sites are the really interactive ones, I probably just use the app without even thinking of it.

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Re:Google is already pushing WEI (web DRM) into Chromium by MSFT_Edging on Wednesday July 26, 2023 @02:33PM (#36882645)
I like to explore maps a lot, and its simply better on a full desktop screen compared to a phone.

So its a regular drag for me. If I really need to move quick to find something, I'll begrudgingly open chrome.

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