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[โ€“] whaleross@lemmy.world 23 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Because people know Firefox by name and it is good enough for most people. It is better that they use Firefox than not. Mozilla is way more trustworthy than both Google and Microsoft. Not everybody needs to get The Bestยฉยฎ by Nerd Standardsโ„ข.

[โ€“] yigruzeltil@lemm.ee -4 points 4 days ago (1 children)

It's not about "Nerd Standards", it's about the fact there are reasons to not deem Mozilla so trustworthy anymore: https://www.zdnet.com/article/the-firefox-i-loved-is-gone-how-to-protect-your-privacy-on-it-now/ (I am linking the article for the facts it points out; in the author's place, I wouldn't recommend Brave either).

it's not about nerd standards!

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nerd standards.