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Re:Ask HN: Why do so many people dislike the Opera browser? by PaulHoule on Wednesday February 18, 2026 @05:23PM (#47067248)
It’s a reason why I have very little interest in alternative browsers, mostly they subtract value instead of adding it, I mean if you are just a skin around Chrome what can you do?
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Re:Ask HN: Why do so many people dislike the Opera browser? by tavro on Wednesday February 18, 2026 @05:36PM (#47067390)
what browser do you use? and why?
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Re:Ask HN: Why do so many people dislike the Opera browser? by PaulHoule on Wednesday February 18, 2026 @06:38PM (#47067938)
Firefox. It’s a competitive browser that isn’t Chrome. By developing software for it I keep the web free.

Safari. What I got on iOS.

Edge. Chrome-based but works better with Microsoft Narrator for screen reader testing.

Chrome. I do slum, I wrote a heart rate monitor web app that needs the Chrome-only BTLE API. What am I going to do? Learn how to write a native app for Windows and MacOS and Android and iOS or use Chrome?

BluFy. Alternative web browser for iOS probably a Chrome fork, it supports BTLE so I can do biofeedback on my iPad.

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