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Wait, is this correct? Firefox moved from 5% to 12% in one month? That seems unlikely...

by stephen_cagle 2mo ago

echoangle 2mo ago
Yeah, really looks like some sort of data error
goda90 2mo ago
Didn't Google recently remove the flag that let Manifest V2 ad blockers work from Chrome?
- wmf 2mo ago
  There aren't millions of people who care about that.
  - Markoff 2mo ago
    and those who care use Vivaldi it other alternatives anyway I recently switched phone (Pixel 6a with swollen battery to Xiaomi 13 (Shizuku solves most of the issues without installing custom ROM, which they made impossible through bootloader unlocking process)) and for now decided to not install Cromite yet, but keep Firefox which was offered in browser choice at beginning, still feel very annoyed by the new (not customizable) context menu, but they keep making it even more annoying like with blue persistent for telling you you had downloaded something as if regular notification wouldn't be enough and of course there is no way to get rid off the blue dot besides deleting download (record), just another annoyance or now they finally semi fixed home page with 8 pinned shortcuts, but despite not having anything else on home page you must still tap Show all, to see other shortcuts, why can't I show all the shortcuts directly on home page is beyond me, so much for Firefox customization
echelon 2mo ago
Chrome has enshittified so much that I don't know how anyone uses it. It actively violates users and shoves trackers and malware up their wazoo. And you're stuck in the cage with the abuser. There's no way to turn off the fucking ads. The Google Chrome team ought to be ashamed for what they've done. I'm hoping the AI era serves Google a much-needed comeuppance.
smallerize 2mo ago
Seems wrong. W3Counter shows the same % for June as for May (note that it's not only counting desktop share so it's much lower at 1.4%). https://www.w3counter.com/globalstats.php https://www.w3counter.com/globalstats.php
rrrrrrrrrrrryan 2mo ago
I wonder if Firefox is a better user agent string for bots or AI? Or perhaps some big IT departments are switching the employee base from Chrome to Firefox because it now has better ad blockers? A mass of end-users switching browsers on their phones or home computers doesn't seem to line up with the reality that I'm living in though, though.

Wait, is this correct? Firefox moved from 5% to 12% in one month? That seems unlikely...

echoangle 2mo ago

Yeah, really looks like some sort of data error

goda90 2mo ago

Didn't Google recently remove the flag that let Manifest V2 ad blockers work from Chrome?

wmf 2mo ago
There aren't millions of people who care about that.
- Markoff 2mo ago
  and those who care use Vivaldi it other alternatives anyway I recently switched phone (Pixel 6a with swollen battery to Xiaomi 13 (Shizuku solves most of the issues without installing custom ROM, which they made impossible through bootloader unlocking process)) and for now decided to not install Cromite yet, but keep Firefox which was offered in browser choice at beginning, still feel very annoyed by the new (not customizable) context menu, but they keep making it even more annoying like with blue persistent for telling you you had downloaded something as if regular notification wouldn't be enough and of course there is no way to get rid off the blue dot besides deleting download (record), just another annoyance or now they finally semi fixed home page with 8 pinned shortcuts, but despite not having anything else on home page you must still tap Show all, to see other shortcuts, why can't I show all the shortcuts directly on home page is beyond me, so much for Firefox customization

echelon 2mo ago

Chrome has enshittified so much that I don't know how anyone uses it. It actively violates users and shoves trackers and malware up their wazoo. And you're stuck in the cage with the abuser. There's no way to turn off the fucking ads. The Google Chrome team ought to be ashamed for what they've done. I'm hoping the AI era serves Google a much-needed comeuppance.

smallerize 2mo ago

Seems wrong. W3Counter shows the same % for June as for May (note that it's not only counting desktop share so it's much lower at 1.4%). https://www.w3counter.com/globalstats.php https://www.w3counter.com/globalstats.php

rrrrrrrrrrrryan 2mo ago

I wonder if Firefox is a better user agent string for bots or AI? Or perhaps some big IT departments are switching the employee base from Chrome to Firefox because it now has better ad blockers? A mass of end-users switching browsers on their phones or home computers doesn't seem to line up with the reality that I'm living in though, though.