• macniel
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    112 years ago

    Because I like it, it ain’t Google and it looks great on my gnome desktop.

  • coyotino [he/him]
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    182 years ago

    good balance of functionality and privacy. keeps my tabs synced between mobile and desktop. that’s…that’s about it.

  • @[email protected]
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    122 years ago

    It’s a great OSS browser. There should be at least one alternative rendering engine to Googles Chromium.

  • UngodlyAudrey🏳️‍⚧️
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    362 years ago

    I’ve been using it for years, first out of disdain for Internet Explorer, now out of disdain for Google Chrome. I just do not trust the corpos at all, and Firefox has always been solid(outside of a few years in the '10s).

  • @[email protected]
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    72 years ago

    I dislike Mozilla less than I dislike Google, but not much! Besides that, Firefox has more functionality.

  • Vaggumon
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    162 years ago

    Because it’s not actively trying to make ad-blockers not work like Chrome.

    • @[email protected]
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      42 years ago

      And a second point here: how much of the remaining 33,59% belongs to Chromium-based browsers? Those still contribute to Google’s monopoly over the web, so the final numbers are even worse.

  • @[email protected]
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    22 years ago

    Because I’ve been using it! I just keep on rolling with it. No reason to change. 15 years maybe.

  • thingsiplay
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    52 years ago

    @Vitaly Because it’s the best browser. Plus it does not use the engine controlled by Google or Apple. I don’t see any reason to switch to a different browser. If any, it would be a fork of Firefox.

  • @[email protected]
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    62 years ago

    Cuz the cute fox rolled up in a ball around the world. Oh and also because I would like to fuck Google with a bat.

  • @[email protected]
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    22 years ago

    I would love to switch, and I tried to the other day, but I discovered that Firefox still doesn’t support integrated WebAuthn tokens (I.E. using Touch ID in lieu of YubiKeys). That is (unfortunately) a non-starter for me, as I use that technology everywhere, and I’m not intentionally weakening my security posture to switch. I’m honestly really surprised to find this feature disparity, as this feature has been generally available elsewhere for years. I’m a developer, so maybe I’ll take a crack at implementing it myself sometime, but it’s a big enough deal that I genuinely can’t switch yet :(

  • frog 🐸
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    92 years ago

    Chrome did something that annoyed me a couple of years ago. I can’t even remember what it did. I just remember going “you have annoyed me for the final time! I’m replacing you with Firefox!” I wish I could say it was because Google is evil, but it may well have been something far more petty.

  • Scary le Poo
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    Because it’s extensions have so much more access to the software. Privacy is easy. The biggest of all is Temporary containers. That extension is a godsend for developers. Also, chromium is shit.