Yeah, I know maybe like two other people who use Firefox. Everybody else uses Chrome. And it’s been that way for the last decade or so.

I still prefer Firefox, but I worry about its future because most people, including web developers, just don’t care.

Development of IE stagnated after Microsoft put Netscape out of business, because Microsoft got complacent, until Mozilla resurrected the remains of Netscape and saved the web. Then Chrome came along and Google convinced almost everybody to switch to it, including competing browsers like Opera. Chrome was originally based on Safari’s WebKit (a fork of Konqueror’s rendering engine KHTML), but then Google forked it (Blink) so they’d maintain control of it.

From what I’ve heard, most web devs only test on Chrome since every browser other than Firefox and Safari is based on it. And nobody seemed to care until very recently, because they didn’t think a browser based on an open source project could possibly be a problem.

I’m honestly not surprised any of this happened, and I stick to Firefox and Safari myself, but I do worry about the ramifications of getting a real Chrome on the iPhone and iPad. I never liked Chrome and don’t want to be forced to use it.

This is the last thing holding Google back from total domination of the web browser space. You know most people will just download Chrome when something doesn’t work, since they already use it on their PC/Mac.

While I don’t think that holding users hostage is the best thing to do, the reality is that enough people just don’t care, and the iPhone and iPad’s popularity forces web devs to make their sites work on Safari and not just Chrome. Once a real Chrome is available on iOS, all bets are off.

extended warranty

All they have to do is say the magic word: “Cosmetic”

Cmd+Ctrl+Spacebar on Mac

I agree. I definitely noticed that the event (correctly) targeted people who are still on Intel. A few YouTubers laughed about the Intel references, comparing them to breaking up with an ex, but I think that was the right call.

It’ll pick up again, I’m sure. The M1 family fixed almost everything wrong with the Mac, so people were eager to get it, and now we’re set for a while. I’m personally going to hold onto my M1 Pro for at least a couple more years.

Yeah, everybody who wants an iPhone has one, and most people aren’t upgrading every year, despite what the stereotypes say.

And as far as the Mac goes, most people who wanted Apple Silicon upgraded when the M1 was the hot new thing. People held off on buying a new Mac in the latter half of the 2010s because of the keyboard and thermal issues, and once Apple Silicon was announced at WWDC in 2020, we knew the Intel Macs’ days were numbered. Most of us bought an M1-based Mac once the model we wanted came out, since the M1 models essentially fixed what was wrong with the Mac.

Then I’d recommend saving the money and getting the Air.

The Apple devs are probably lucky enough to not have to deal with snow.

Depends on which MacBook Pro you’re talking about.

If the MacBook Pro you’re talking about is the 13 inch model with the touch bar, then get the Air, but if it’s the model with the M1 Pro or Max, absolutely go for that. Besides a faster chip, the 14 and 16 inch models have a better port selection, screen, and speakers.

However, the model with the touch bar is essentially the same computer as the Air but more expensive.

I have a 16 inch MacBook Pro with the M1 Pro chip and it’s still a beast.

Still blows my mind that a co-founder of a popular (at the time) site decided to copy a guy who knows nothing about social media and is running it into the ground.

Yeah, I know spez is an asshole, but it’s still bizarre.

Not that I’ve seen.

It’s been used by a lot of his bootlickers to his advantage. But I’m sure it will be on the chopping block if people start using it against him.

No, people don’t want to spend $60,000+ for a disposable car that you can’t drive in the rain.

the best Lemmy client on iOS

That’s debatable.

isn’t worth that to you

No, it isn’t. Subscriptions suck.

Ultra wasn’t necessary to post, filter, or use the jump button.

Yes, even though a lot of my opinions are considered controversial here. On Reddit, unless you sort by newest posts, you’re going to get buried in the comments section.

With the slow growth of the Lemmy userbase a one-time purchase is very risky from my perspective

From our perspective, dropping $30 on an app is risky because of the number of apps that have come and gone (or stagnated) since the Rexxit of 2023 just four months ago. Memmy, Lemmur, Limbo, and others (even Voyager to an extent) have either stagnated or been discontinued since then. I’ve joined numerous TestFlights during the Rexxit and am still bouncing between apps. I still don’t know which one is going to be the best.

What’s also confusing is the choice to put basic features like the jump button and blocking behind the subscription but theming and icons are free.

Mlem just had a huge update that I’m enjoying quite a bit now. You should definitely check it out!