Firefox saw an increase in users following Apple’s default browser changes in the EU.
www.theverge.com
Firefox spokesperson Christopher Hilton tells The Verge that the browser has seen a more than 50 percent jump in users in Germany and a nearly 30 percent increase in France: Brave saw a similar increase in users after Apple started letting users choose their default browsers on iOS 17.4 in the EU last week.

Firefox spokesperson Christopher Hilton tells The Verge that the browser has seen a more than 50 percent jump in users in Germany and a nearly 30 percent increase in France.

  • expr@programming.dev
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    8 months ago

    The software is pretty overrated. Especially safari, which is a legitimately terrible browser and has been for a long time.

    • RatBin@lemmy.world
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      8 months ago

      I had to use firefox for a long time for it’s the browser with the highest support across web pages and file formats, whereas chrome and edge will just stop working at times. Firefoxi is, as of 2024, one of the best choices.

    • Turun@feddit.de
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      8 months ago

      Jup, but that was only relevant on iOS, never for MacOS. Also the digital markets act will end even that.

      For example you can make and receive calls on your computer instead of your phone when you are working on your PC. That is unmatched by any other ecosystem.

      • Sanctus@lemmy.worldEnglish
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        8 months ago

        You can literally do this with an android too. Link to Windows. I’m unsure how KDE’s app is. But its not just apple that lets you use your phone and all its apps on your pc.