Everything Is Chrome (2023)

(2023) or (2024)<p>As an example of a rare counterpoint, Zotero, a citation manager, continues to be based on the Firefox platform [1]. Thunderbird is another non-browser application built upon the Firefox codebase.<p>[1]: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.zotero.org&#x2F;support&#x2F;dev&#x2F;zotero_7_for_developers" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.zotero.org&#x2F;support&#x2F;dev&#x2F;zotero_7_for_developers</a>

&quot;Everything is chrome in the future.&quot;<p>The article doesn&#x27;t really say anything new, but _why_ are most browser forks of Chrome instead of Firefox? Is chrome just that much easier to fork? I remember there used to be Camino for mac that was killed and rolled into firefox, and even to this day firefox support on mac is poor. The lack of a firefox equivalent to Electron also hurts things, even though it seemed firefox was ahead of the curve with XUL.

If anything this article understates how ubiquitous Chrome is. Tons of Android apps use Webview, which is Chrome in disguise.<p>That said, it also overstates the importance of Google&#x27;s particular flavor of Chrome. Chromium is open-source and other Chromium-based browsers do not need to comply with Google&#x27;s DRM etc.

Reading in Firefox mobile.<p>I open Chrome &#x2F; Edge 4 times or so every year it feels, either to verify something is just as broken there or because of low quality systems at work.

For this reason im somewhat hyped for Ladybird in Summer 2026, especially seeing the amount of sponsors they have

It&#x27;s a nice touch that the article tells you you&#x27;re browsing it with a blink-based browser, it&#x27;s the first time I&#x27;ve seen fingerprinting used to enhance an explanation

&gt; The best bet would be using Firefox or something based on it. Firefox is free, open source, available on most platforms, and Mozilla has largely shown a commitment to both the user and the web.<p>Given the downward trajectory of Mozilla, including re. the commitment to the user, why would this help? How would it change anything at the Mozilla corporate to make this bet the best?

read this in firefox&#x2F;waterfox

While the author is OK in complaining about Chrome but wtf is website hijacking scrolling sensitivity&#x2F;acceleration?

The Web is now ChromeOS, and everyone shipping Chrome only because it is easier, it is too complicated to do cross-browser development, yeedah yeadah..., are only repeating the IE 6 siren song.<p>Also take a minute to appreciate shipping Electron garbage for helping Chrome&#x27;s hegemony.

Unfortunately Firefox is no real competition either. Most of their revenue comes from Google, ostensibly for making Google the default search engine but, in reality, probably to allow Google to avoid antitrust lawsuits by claiming they have a real competitor.

I do like diversity and I hope there&#x27;s always be competing browser engines but folks, Chrome is really not a bad browser and Google engineers do an amazing job with it.<p>Just because currently it has a monopoly does not mean it&#x27;s a bad product.

Reading this in Safari.

I’ve been using Firefox for nearly 20 years. Lately I’ve noticed more and more websites that don’t work with it. Usually I can just ignore the bugs or avoid the site, but sometimes it’s something that I have to do (like pay a bill) and so I have no choice but to keep a Chromium install around as well.<p>I really hate having to double-fist browsers, but I’m too stubborn to switch to a Chromium-based browser full time. I’ll use Firefox or any other alternative for as long as the web remains usable on them.

Natural progression of an industry. It always consolidates.