> I am already seeing websites drop support for Firefox
Examples?
Examples?
So it's not super frequent, but every few months there are important things I can't do in firefox.
If I used chrome daily perhaps I would see the opposite (broken on chrome, works on firefox).
I get the same feel from DuckDuckGo. I use it, till it doesn't work, then switch to google when it doesn't. Of course google would perform better, as I only use it for the cases where DDG fails.
It's a very clear trade-off in the hands of the user, which is correct.
(Sure, it's Chrome-oriented ones. We've seen similar previously with IE, by the way.)
We have standards for the web. Real ones: the docs, which are discussed and approved in the industry. We have them for a long time!
So if some browser does not comply to the standards, it's really not the best strategy to adapt a site to the browser instead of the standards.
We are in the situation when (effectively) one company (Google/Alphabet) can lead anything to the whole market, step by step (even when changes contradict the web standards that are in place). The market is not the browsers market, of coyrse, but the internet ads through browsers control, which brings the most money to Google. By projecting its power to each and any aspect of it, Google ensures the uninterrupted market control for years ahead. So Google will continue to do. In the long run, we need to rely on standards instead of specific browsers. Otherwise it's just the monopoly of Google and web tech "market" is just their own backyard. That will bite us all hard.
It's not too good. It's just wealthiest. Because it holds ads market monopoly. Because it happens to be the popular search engine at the same time.
But it's not the best. Firefox is on par (I know they get some (most?) payments from Alphabet). And people were using Firefox/Netscape browser long before Google existed.