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Compared with the alternatives which don't support extensions at all? What is your point?

They did it for technical reasons, and one of the first extensions to be supported was ublock origin.

The alternative was to keep going with the previous version of the app, which even supported installing extensions directly from an xpi. It's nice that they support an adblocker or two, but I need much more out of my browser than that.

"Technical reasons" doesn't really cut it. There are frequently technical reasons involved in making a bad decision. That's not a justification.

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