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Is this the time to drop firefox?

  • ItCantBeThatEasy@lemmy.world
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    7 months ago

    I don’t really understand what search topics have to do with improving the browser. The blog post doesn’t make that clear at all.

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      7 months ago

      Agreed. If it was for a search engine, it would make some sense, but the browser, WTF for?

      • jet@hackertalks.com
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        7 months ago

        Because the lived experience of many users is the browser integrates with the search engine to give you predictive suggestions as you type, identify images, translate, etc.

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          7 months ago

          That’s cool, the thing is that Mozilla does not have a search engine. What’s the use for them? Benchmarking other engines? Knowing engine rankings?

          What you mention in your comment, they already do now.

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            7 months ago

            I don’t think they make a ton of sense. Just that there is some rational for a browser executive to talk about search engines.

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              7 months ago

              Oh yeah, anything that can be potentially used to make more revenue will make sense to most C-suites.

              I’m just glad there are still alternatives, but the degradation of quality of life for Firefox users just keeps dropping, and that is really sad.