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Well, -just place an annoying ad that shows up for everyone including customers, employees and executives who use any google property:

"""You seem to be using <x> which is a lousy internet provider for reasons x, y and z.

Feel free to call them now at <phone number> or send a mail to <email> and let them know what you think.

Also here are other known providers in your area: <list>

You can also sign <here> and <here> to show your interest to other sane providers that are considering offering fiber in your area."""



Didn't they already basically kill Internet Explorer this way?


Yes. And they are trying to kill every other browser as well :-/

At this point I dislike chrome for exactly the same reasons I disliked IE: it is not good enough for me[0] and its sheer dominance makes web creators lazy and triggers bean counters to skimp on cross browser compatibility checks.

But this time they could actually use it for good.

[0]: yep. You would hear the same thing back then: You are the only one wanting to use another browser. Just get over it and use IE.


Yes, I've been using edge. Every single Google page has a top bar bullshitting me about how awesome the page will look on Chrome. I dismiss the bar, it comes back in a day. On all Google websites.


>it is not good enough for me

Well, I am curious: what makes other browsers better for you? The other day I posed this question in a thread, and the main answer was "a good feeling inside".

Then the news that Mozilla forces you into being tracked by Google Analytics comes out, and that good feeling is gone, so what's your use case?


Here's one for ya - I can (and do) run my own account [0] and sync [1] server for Firefox.

[0] https://mozilla-services.readthedocs.io/en/latest/howtos/run...

[1] https://mozilla-services.readthedocs.io/en/latest/howtos/run...


Well, I am curious: what makes other browsers better for you?

Real extensions? Yeah I know they will be less useful than they used to be but still way better than anything else it seems.

The fact that it handles my browsing habits like a few hundred open tabs?

Oh, and by now using almost any other browser than chrome give me a happy feeling. The limit goes somewhere between Edge and IE it seems :-P

Then the news that Mozilla forces you into being tracked by Google Analytics comes out, and that good feeling is gone, so what's your use case?

I didn't see that and didn't find anything when I searched now. Do you have any pointers?


A bit of hyperbole, but here's the reference: https://github.com/mozilla/addons-frontend/issues/2785


Wow. IMO it's not a "bit" of hyperbole to call that "Mozilla forces you into being tracked by Google Analytics".

Additionally, from the link "legal contract with Google" on that page:

> Mozilla went through a year long legal discussion with GA before we would ever implement it on our websites. GA had to provide how and what they stored and we would only sign a contract with them if they allowed Mozilla to opt-out of Google using the data for mining and 3rd parties.

> We now have two check boxes in our GA premium account that allows us to opt-out of additional usage of our data. Because Mozilla pushed Google so hard, those two check boxes are available to every other GA user in the world regardless if they have a premium account like we do.

When and where Mozilla caves to pressures they always stood against, I will not hold it against them more than against the ones putting them under pressure -- or against those trying to muddy the waters even more in these already trying times, for that matter.


I like edge because it uses less ram and uses less battery. I can run my VM without swapping like crazy and my laptop lasts almost twice as long on battery.




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