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CosmicTurtle0@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨14⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

The biggest issue is that making a browser from scratch takes a lot of resources. It’s not cheap and takes a long time.

We essentially have Chrome and Firefox now. And Firefox is starting to enshitify.

We desperately need a third browser.

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GalacticGrapefruit@lemmy.world ⁨14⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
It’s happening, it’s just taking a little time.

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- MrKoyun@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
  Also, even though everyone is probably aware of it, Ladybird.
  
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- Railcar8095@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
  Even if they manage the compatibility, extensions are a big factor.
  
  Bitwarden, adblock, sponsor block, multi account containers, libredirect… Without those, I don’t think I would adopt.
  
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  - MrKoyun@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
    All of these are pretty “enthusiast/tinkerer” stuff. Some rando that doesnt use these also won’t be touching servo or ladybird basically ever. I think they would get adapted pretty fast for use among “us”.
    
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CheeseNoodle@lemmy.world ⁨14⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
Not to mention googles continued attempts to enforce standards that essentially amount to a whitelist to freeze out any possible competition.

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JustTesting@lemmy.hogru.ch ⁨14⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
Plus firefox mostly exists because google pays them, probably so there’s no anti-trust action against them.

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- klymilark@herbicide.fallcounty.omg.lol ⁨4⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
  Pretty sure I remember hearing that Microsoft was also the biggest funder for Netscape back in the day.
  
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- chiliedogg@lemmy.world ⁨14⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
  Google pays them the make Goigle the default search engine.
  
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  - klymilark@herbicide.fallcounty.omg.lol ⁨4⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
    It can definitely be both at once. Could be paying an inflated amount, or they could just be doing it to keep FF alive. It’s not like helping their direct competitor provides a direct advantage, and FF would be in a lot worse of a situation without the Google money.
    
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knexcar@lemmy.world ⁨10⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

We desperately need a third browser.

Safari?

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- klymilark@herbicide.fallcounty.omg.lol ⁨4⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
  Everyone always forgets about WebKit, and QtWebEngine. QtWebEngine is a Blink (Chromium) fork, but it’s so far from the codebase that it’s functionally different. It still does get detected as Chrome tho
  
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