Well, that's a really bad reason to use chrome or some other chromium based browser.
But if you are willing to fork Firefox, that's a very good reason. I just don't think any fork will be as long as the majority of users are on a chromium based browser, those are toxic to the ecosystem.
> Well, that's a really bad reason to use chrome or some other chromium based browser.
Who said I do, I often have multiple months between every time I use a Chrome or Chrome based browser.
Edit, I use a multipronged approach:
- I use only Firefox - except once in a blue moon to verify if something is an actual Firefox bug or a general bug.
- and develop in Firefox. Bonus: Without testing in any other browsers most weeks I can count on one finger the times I have introduced cross browser defects
- I raise awareness that Mozilla is extracting money from Firefox, not funding it.
- I raise awareness about how Google is pushing to kill competition in the browser markets (besides here on HN and contacting authorities myself I have also urged a grumpy colleague today to contact relevant competition authorities)
- I rise awareness about the likely outcome of a Chrome monoculture: mostly that ad blocking will disappear, the web as a platform will stagnate and we will have to live with more nasty restrictions.
But if you are willing to fork Firefox, that's a very good reason. I just don't think any fork will be as long as the majority of users are on a chromium based browser, those are toxic to the ecosystem.