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I doubt the internet drama has any real effect on the market share. It’s that chrome and safari work really well so there is no reason for the average user to go out of their way to install Firefox.

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I feel like they could take an anti-censorship, pro-privacy stance and target the 49% that is being de-platformed. Could partner with the Ben Shapirbros of YT getting millions of followers to download Firefox to avoid 'socialist google'. Maybe fund a decentralized, privacy-focused social network/messaging app. Maybe jump on the crypto hype train.

Mozilla's lameness is really the result of privilege and possibly a lack of incentives. When execs get 10m/yr for writing blogs about sexual socialism and BLM, why innovate?

Diving head first into a culture war seems like one of the most spectacular blunders they could possibly make.

You mean like what they just did? Re: “Deplatforming is not enough”

But that 49% is constantly being victimized by big tech. Politics aside, there's money to be made targeting products to this group. (For a company with competent devs ofc, don't need another Parler disaster.)

> so there is no reason for the average user to go out of their way to install Firefox.

Why would FF be going our of your way, but not Chrome? Neither is the default on Windows.

Edge is chrome now.

Honestly, the only reason I switched to Firefox, at first, was because of how ugly Chrome is to me -- on a literal basis, that is. I think Chrome is an eyesore.

I actually prefer the aesthetic of Chrome, but the functionality of Firefilox is better overall.

And Firefox UI is going through a redesign (Proton).

https://winaero.com/enable-the-new-proton-design-in-firefox/

I don’t use Firefox, but I agree! “Google has no taste”

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