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The DMA already having an impact. Brave Browser installs surge after introduction of browser choice splash screen on iOS. (lemmy.world)

submitted 8 months ago by FatCat@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world

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https://www.macrumors.com/2024/03/13/brave-browser-rise-installs-ios-14-7-eu/

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[+] turkishdelight@lemmy.ml -15 points 8 months ago (2 children)

and Mozilla has been doing poorly since.

[–] TheGrandNagus@lemmy.world 12 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Mozilla was doing poorly when he was CEO as well. Google has been doing everything they can to force Chrome.

He was CEO for 11 days and in that time all he did was cause a bunch of websites to show a banner requesting that users install a different browser in order to not support a homophobe.

There was also a boatload of articles about his homophobia that brought Mozilla into disrepute.

[–] turkishdelight@lemmy.ml -3 points 8 months ago (1 children)

The problem is appointing Mozilla leadership based on ideological purity rather than technical merit.

[–] TheGrandNagus@lemmy.world 5 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

Firstly, who says that's happening?

And secondly, this isn't entirely about purity - even if you personally (and I'm not saying this is your view, btw) don't give the slightest fuck about gay people and you're fine with them having fewer rights/fine with others actively trying to strip their rights away - others aren't, and it's harmful to the business.

Eich was CEO for 11 days and achieved nothing other than a Firefox boycott, dozens of negative Firefox headlines, and Firefox being known as the homophobic browser.

Even from a cold-hearted "fuck human rights, I care only about market share" POV, Eich was still an awful CEO decision.

[–] jol@discuss.tchncs.de 6 points 8 months ago

Would you hire a bigot to run your company so long as the numbers go up? Fuck that mentality.