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minus-squarePons_Aelius@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up21arrow-down1·1 year ago I wonder how long until Firefox has until it is rendered useless. I have been hearing about FFs imminent demise for about 20 years now…
minus-squarePons_Aelius@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up5arrow-down2·1 year agoAnd? What does that matter? This is not a popularity contest.
minus-squarePons_Aelius@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down2·1 year agoNo, it isn’t. I have been hearing this shit for 20 years. Google pays mozilla to keep it alive so they can side step anti-trust laws. I hate to break it to you but google already dominate the web. FF is not going anywhere.
minus-squarePons_Aelius@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down3·1 year agowell, you keep worrying about it. I and the rest of us will keep using it. Let’s check back in 5-10 years.
minus-squareQvest@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·1 year agoAs ironic as this sounds, Google can’t let Firefox die because then it would become a monopoly
minus-squareVub@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 year agoFirefox is too small for them to care, the only browser with a larger share is Safari (Webkit).
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I have been hearing about FFs imminent demise for about 20 years now…
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And?
What does that matter?
This is not a popularity contest.
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No, it isn’t.
I have been hearing this shit for 20 years.
Google pays mozilla to keep it alive so they can side step anti-trust laws.
I hate to break it to you but google already dominate the web.
FF is not going anywhere.
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well, you keep worrying about it.
I and the rest of us will keep using it.
Let’s check back in 5-10 years.
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As ironic as this sounds, Google can’t let Firefox die because then it would become a monopoly
Firefox is too small for them to care, the only browser with a larger share is Safari (Webkit).