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[-] Sterile_Technique@lemmy.world 85 points 1 year ago

Firefox has been my go-to, but I've left Chrome installed just to have on hand incase some website fuckiness could be solved with a browser change.

Naw. It's not worthy of staying around even for that. Time to completely scrub my devices of google.

[-] WYLD_STALLYNS@lemmy.dbzer0.com 36 points 1 year ago

Feeling the same, it’s surprising how many companies are just leaning towards screwing users for a few more pennies on the dollar. Eventually, Google with be the next AOL.

[-] CobblerScholar@lemmy.world 13 points 1 year ago

Just need their Time-Warner to put the last nail in the coffin

[-] WYLD_STALLYNS@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 1 year ago

We can only pray, the ghouls.

[-] HellAwaits@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago

Eventually, Google with be the next AOL.

I am anti-google all day, but that's ridiculous.

[-] ghostatnoon@kbin.social 9 points 1 year ago

I've been doing similar; been using Firefox, but Chrome is installed for its browser-wide automatic captioning. Not something I need often, but I rely on it for the occasional remote meeting here and there. I'm sure free automatic captioning applications exist for my operating system, but I'd have to actually test each one to see if they actually work, and it's just been so convenient keeping Google's around.

(Speaking of which, if anybody happens to have recommendations for free automatic captioning software that works on Ubuntu, I seem to be in the market...)

[-] dustyData@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I suggest to use chromium as the backup "in case a webpage doesn't work on Firefox" browser. All the compatibility but no telemetry.

[-] ericisshort@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago

But why use chromium or any chromium based browser since google disabled ad blocking plug-ins?

[-] dustyData@lemmy.world 14 points 1 year ago

I suggest it as the backup browser. Use Firefox and if you need to open something that only works on chrome, I'd rather use chromium, so Google doesn't rape your computer when trying to use the internet.

[-] HidingCat@kbin.social 4 points 1 year ago

Eh, did they? I'm sure I still have Ublock Origin on the work browser, which is Chrome.

[-] igorlogius@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

just fyi, when Mv3 (at least googles version of it) will completely replace Mv2 ... uBO or for that matter any content/ad-blocker might not be able to perform as well on chrome based browsers.

[-] HidingCat@kbin.social 3 points 1 year ago

Nah, I use Edge for that. Chrome is only for work for me, but I think I'm going to migrate to another Chromium-based browser for that.

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