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They’re also prioritising a few great and much needed QoL improvements like vertical tabs, tab grouping and a new Profile Management system!
https://blog.mozilla.org/en/mozilla/heres-what-were-working-on-in-firefox/
Imagine driving to work thinking “ today’s the day we finally help those ads get through “
Nah, working at Google means sleeping at Google. There’s no driving to work /s
That's not a new concept, look up "mining towns" or Detroit.
Thanks, babe, I’m perfectly aware it’s not new. I just find it ironic that a tech company would invest in dorms instead of remote work 😾
Kind of like Ready Player One then...
I didn’t think of that movie, but you’re right!
The book is better and way nerdier. If you want ultimate nerdiness, the audiobook is narrated by Wil Wheaton!
I don't know how he wasn't audibly smiling when he read the part about himself though.
That actually sounds kinda nice until you get fired. Lose your job and home in the same week.
And your health insurance!
I’m going to be honest. If that work was making me 6 figures, I would sleep like a baby.
I switched to Firefox 6 months ago as a test experiment. I literally have NO REASON to ever open chrome again. Imported my passwords and the transition was smooth as butter. And I am a stubborn turd that hates change. Firefox plus Ublock origin and superagent fixed everything wrong with the internet for me.
What gets me about this change is that it hurts enterprise more than anybody. I don't use chrome anymore for anything in my personal life, and haven't in several years now. However, it's the only browser I can use for work. 🤷🏻♂️
God bless the uBlock devs.
Google is collapsing because we are not the customer they serve (anymore). We are the product.
They have spoiled all the good will their brand has which means they are vulnerable to competition.
As soon as I heard of the mere plan to do this, I ditched Chromium altogether and went back to Firefox. Ultimately, I landed on the fork Floorp.
Can you elaborate on why floorp is better than Firefox? Is it just more customization?
I had the exact same journey as you: Chrome to Chromium to Firefox to Floorp.
Does this apply to chromium browsers too?
Yes. In the article it links to a blog post made by chromium.
https://blog.chromium.org/2024/05/manifest-v2-phase-out-begins.html
Nope. Won't happen to those having inbuillt ad-blocker, as those are not extension and thus aren't affected by MV3.