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0 pointswnevets7y ago0 comments

>Curious, I remember speed being the primary reason.

Chromes super fast start up speed and clean UI is what caused me to switch when it first came out.

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I never switched because once upon a time I switched from Opera to Firefox because it was the most free (as in libre) browser and I haven't found a more free browser yet.

I try to live after the maxim: freedom before convenience (at least in parts of my life).

llampx7y ago

If there's one thing that Google does well, it's convince the relevant people that their software is open source.

See: Chrome and Android

jhasse7y ago

They are though. There are no Edge forks or free iOS distributions.

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jonas217y ago

Have you considered switching to lynx?

jeena7y ago

I used it for a month or something back when I couldn't get the graphics card working, but it was not fun.

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0 pointswnevets7y ago0 comments

>Curious, I remember speed being the primary reason.

Chromes super fast start up speed and clean UI is what caused me to switch when it first came out.

0 comments

jeena7y ago

I never switched because once upon a time I switched from Opera to Firefox because it was the most free (as in libre) browser and I haven't found a more free browser yet.

I try to live after the maxim: freedom before convenience (at least in parts of my life).

llampx7y ago

If there's one thing that Google does well, it's convince the relevant people that their software is open source.

See: Chrome and Android

jhasse7y ago

They are though. There are no Edge forks or free iOS distributions.

1 more reply

jonas217y ago

Have you considered switching to lynx?

jeena7y ago

I used it for a month or something back when I couldn't get the graphics card working, but it was not fun.

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse