• roofuskit@lemmy.worldEnglish
    31·
    3 months ago

    I kind of assumed you would reply with a lack of understanding of the resources it takes to maintain those engines and keep them complaint with web standards.

      • roofuskit@lemmy.worldEnglish
        2·
        3 months ago

        It’s still a problem. I didnt say we had other options right now. But pretending it’s not a problem isn’t going to fix it. Do you really want to rely on those companies for your browser engines? Mozilla is at least an alternative to Google, but a tenuous one. And Microsoft taking over development of either of those isn’t an improvement.

              • roofuskit@lemmy.worldEnglish
                1·
                3 months ago

                I think ‘we’ as people who value controlling the software we view the world through should advocate and help fund more alternatives. And that starts by raising awareness. I don’t think fighting with people who point out the issue is a constructive use of anyone’s time.

      • Nalivai@lemmy.world
        1·
        3 months ago

        it’s highly unlikely that they will just stop

        It’s like you never heard of Google and their practices.

          • Nalivai@lemmy.world
            3·
            3 months ago

            Microsoft (for example) will take over

            If that happen, they fail dramatically, because they already demonstrated how good are they at making a browser, so good they threw away everything the second chromium got on their horizon. And since maintaining other people’s convoluted bullshit is more complicated than your own, their chances will be even lower.