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Re:Google Chrome's Next Update Will Mark the End of Popular ... by water-data-dude on Tuesday June 16, 2026 @12:05PM (#48557417)
I'm a big fan of WaterFox! I switched when Firefox decided to add a ton of AI crap without providing a "turn this crap off" button (you could force it, but I don't want to fight my tools). Really good experience, been recommending it to all my friends.

Librewolf is also good, and I use that on one of my other machines. I like Waterfox a bit more, but that's probably just personal taste. Both are solid and both cut the mold off the tasty cheese that is Firefox

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Re:Google Chrome's Next Update Will Mark the End of Popular ... by lom888 on Tuesday June 16, 2026 @12:09PM (#48557491)
I've been using Waterfox on deskop for years and adore it. Firefox for mobile does great. I don't grasp how anyone uses Chrome as their daily driver willingly aside from just inertia.
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Re:Google Chrome's Next Update Will Mark the End of Popular ... by daveshistory on Tuesday June 16, 2026 @12:16PM (#48557606)
Most computer users have very few real demands to make and it suffices.
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Re:Google Chrome's Next Update Will Mark the End of Popular ... by majorchord on Tuesday June 16, 2026 @09:56PM (#48564814)
> I don't grasp how anyone uses Chrome as their daily driver willingly

The overwhelmingly vast majority of the world population uses Google Chrome with no adblocker, on Windows, and have no desire to change anything. Even if you actively try to persuade them towards other browsers or operating systems.

Why is that difficult to understand? Most people are not technical and do not have the same concerns or gripes as we do... their current software stack is familiar and does what they need it to, and that's all they care about.

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Re:Google Chrome's Next Update Will Mark the End of Popular ... by shiandow on Tuesday June 16, 2026 @12:29PM (#48557829)
For what it is worth they have now added a global kill switch for AI features. Though I appreciate the local translation feature so I'm inclined to keep it on just for that.
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Re:Google Chrome's Next Update Will Mark the End of Popular ... by SwamyM on Tuesday June 16, 2026 @04:58PM (#48561973)
If you don't mind me asking, do Waterfox and Librewolf add significant benefits that you wouldn't get by customizing base Firefox?
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Re:Google Chrome's Next Update Will Mark the End of Popular ... by ghetsisharmonia on Saturday June 20, 2026 @06:24AM (#48608082)
IMHO the only forks that actually add something meaningful are Floorp and Zen. I personally stick with Firefox with some user.js tweaks. Projects like Celenity's Phoenix shows that most forks are not necessary and you need to trust another party.
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Re:Google Chrome's Next Update Will Mark the End of Popular ... by majorchord on Tuesday June 16, 2026 @08:55PM (#48564392)
What other software have you stopped using because they added an optional feature you didn't use?
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Re:Google Chrome's Next Update Will Mark the End of Popular ... by frollogaston on Wednesday June 17, 2026 @11:59AM (#48572321)
Even before the AI stuff, Firefox was showing sponsored links on my new tab window by default. It's not enough to make me switch, but not a good first impression if I were new to it.
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