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Using any version of Chromium still contributes to Google’s attempts to destroy the web. If they actually cared they would use a different engine.

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I'm really curious how these alternative browsers (including Edge) went about choosing which engine to fork. You'd think these piracy-focused browsers would opt for forking either WebKit or Gecko.

You say that like there's another option.

And what's Firefox, chopped liver?

Isn't it? Marketshare is cratering, it's not keeping up with Chromium and Safari, and the Mozilla foundation is the poster child for dysfunctional organizations. Thank god it looks like Rust has escape from Mozilla and how has a nice support network of its own.

Do you honestly see any signs of Firefox's situation getting better and not continuing its free fall?

You claimed it was not an alternative. But it is an alternative; I use it all day every day at work and at home, and I have for years. It's obviously working.

Market share has nothing to do with whether something is an option.

Firefox is a good option!

Firefox is the FreeBSD of browsers. Only good for very specific reasons as compared to Linux (Chromium).

Been using firefox for years and haven't encountered a single usecase-breaking issue. Can you explain why you feel that way?

And I'd add the only subpar-in-Firefox issues are caused by Google "accidentally" crippling performance of their pages/services, coupled with others optimising just/primarily for Chrome.

(But also, what Mozilla has been doing to Firefox last few years if both a travesty and a good thing.)

Well that's incorrect. I only use Firefox at home. Works fantastic.

I'm not saying it's bad (FreeBSD is good too), but there's no denying it's pushing itself into a niche corner.

What niche corner might that be?

A poor imitation of Google Chrome. Firefox could go off in it's own direction, but it doesn't.

Hardly. It’s been around for longer than Chrome, and Chrome has copied many of its features.

In terms of what it does well, it’s far better than Chrome. Fencing alone makes it better for almost everyone.

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