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Comment Re:Scrap heap (Score 4, Informative) 400

The main advantage of Firefox has always been the add-on system, and these aren't getting ported to ARM. They're all x86. They're even having problem convincing add-on makers to recompile them for x64 version of the browser which is why it has remained a non-starter so far. ARM recompiling is basically "not going to happen" land, which means that Firefox on phones is just another browser that has no advantages over most of the other ones.

This is false. Firefox addons are interpreted Javascript, not compiled code. They work the same on all FF browsers. On Linux we've been running 64-bit for many years with no addon problems.

Comment Re:Meet the new boss, same as the old boss. (Score 2) 127

Candidates from elections are prone to endorse whatever view the polls say their constituents are interested in.

This recent election provided a great counterexample in the minimum wage increases that passed in 4 red states. There were no Republicans taking up this popular policy position.

Comment Re:duckduckgo (Score 2) 327

DDG's search has become very close in quality to Google's these days, so whatever the reality of their privacy protection claims at least they no longer have reduced functionality compared to the market leader.

They are a worthy competitor on the merits now in a way they were not even 1 year ago.

Comment Re:they are thinking Google has them by the balls (Score 1) 327

I also don't WANT to die

Firefox existed before it was a huge business and it will still exist if the huge business aspect falls apart.

I don't think it's controversial to ask if all those Google millions really made the program's development arc better than it was in the more fallow old days.

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