Comment on Firefox lost users during “failed” Yahoo search deal, says Mozilla CEO
sir_reginald@lemmy.world 1 year agothat’s not really Mozilla’s fault, user’s are too locked into Google and that’s ultimately Google’s fault.
Although I don’t like at all that Mozilla is funded by Google and testified in their favor.
I’m of two minds. I use Firefox for privacy reasons and don’t use Google if I can avoid it, but I have to admit that chrome was leagues better than other popular browsers at the time. It’s no accident that they ran away with the market share even when IE was on everyone’s computer by default.
Now they’ve gotten huge and their search engine has gone to shit. So it goes with infinite growth. I’m with Firefox for now, but I’ve learned the hard way not to totally trust any piece of software.
You can export EVERYTHING, Forward email, and have alternatives for every thing. It’s incredibly easy to move away from Google.
It’s a choice. There is no lock in.
oh definitely. I haven’t uses a Google service in 5 years. But Google’s lock in is not forced, is the one that relies on people tech illiteracy, comfort and not knowing better.
I disagree. It’s easier to use.
Look I have commits to PHP, python, cncf, and hasicorp shit. Running that stuff takes effort and skill. I design and implement multicloud fail over resiliency apps professionally. I have zero fucking desire to run jellyfin at home.
Google offers variable services and you don’t need to be a tech illiterate boomer to find value in the services they offer. I don’t want to have to explain why a raid failure lost 20 years of photos and Google is going to put a hell of a lot more effort into that than I will.
otter@lemmy.ca 1 year ago
I saw it more as testifying about why they did what they did
They basically said ‘we had to use Google to survive, they have that much control over the space’