r/BeAmazed • u/hollow_hideous_soul • 26d ago

Technology 51 million lines of code. Chromium codebase.

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u/OnRoadRadio 26d ago

Lmao I get it but desktop Firefox is used by only 6.4% of the internet.

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u/Electrical-Heat8960 26d ago

I am proud to be a member of at least one minority.

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u/pdonoso 25d ago

Why.proud?

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u/Electrical-Heat8960 25d ago

It was a joke.

As a straight white man from a posh background I am the from least oppressed group there is.

I am proud of using Firefox (only slightly, it is just a browser after all)

The joke is that I am proud of my minority, with that minority being using Firefox.

It wasn’t that deep though.

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u/tokinUP 25d ago

Because Firefox still allows proper Ad-blocking extensions and isn't part of a major monopolistic ad company?

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u/OnRoadRadio 25d ago

Ironically 80/90% of its revenue comes from Google just for being the default search engine.

You don’t have to use it of course so it’s a win win for Firefox users.

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u/mrt-e 26d ago

6.4% is a good chunk. And Google ecosystem kind favors the use of chrome. I guess some people don't even know there's alternatives and a good amount don't even care.

I use Firefox cuz I don't wanna see ads and block some trackers.

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u/ferocity_mule366 26d ago

its also Chromium and not Chrome itself, its kinda embarrassing to say that

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u/Flashy_Walk2806 26d ago

Firefox isn't chromium based, it's gecko

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u/ferocity_mule366 25d ago

no I meant the post itself