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You know you're getting old when you complain about changes like this, to be honest it kinda looks better now, and you can allways revert the changes if that feels better for you. I'm not really young close to 40 now but i don't remember being so picky about software changes back when i was 17 or 18, every change was like "wow this is nicer and give a lot of new features" so complain if you are getting less features and or options, that i can get, but complaining because its different...
 
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jeremyj_83 said:
Easiest fix is to use Firefox.
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But the non-ugly version of Firefox with the good menus is so ancient that web pages don't even load properly anymore. Nearly 3 years old!
Why can't a 3 year old browser load web pages? I dunno man. But it's even worse trying to use their outdated/far superior mobile browser as well (68.11.0), since I lose pictures on sites like Tom's and reddit is completely non-functional. But it's the last version that lets me open and manage tabs the way I need to, and you can't have multiple versions of the same app installed on one device.

I'm not sure why the designers of every peice of software on earth simultaneously decided to ship hideous, poorly laid-out garbage during covid. Even worse, I can't figured out why so few teams have realized they need to fix their mistakes, or at least give people back the customization options they all removed at that time.
 
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they will surely enforce it in the future like msoft ........ locking us out why do they think its the best for us NAH


the engineers need to work, once in a while they need to mess everything up, and try for 1-2 years of patching them loll
 
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This is the perfect opportunity to delete Chrome and install Firefox instead. I have no idea why people prefer Chrome. Is there some power user feature it has that I might be missing ? I can have a bazillion tabs open in Firefox and its fine so thats not an issue.
I preferred Chrome on Android but after they removed cascading Tabs view and made it grid only, I had to switch on Android as well
 
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M0rtis said:
This is the perfect opportunity to delete Chrome and install Firefox instead. I have no idea why people prefer Chrome. Is there some power user feature it has that I might be missing ?
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Power user feature? Please. The simplest explanation is that Chrome comes pre-installed on most Android installations (70%+ global market share), and most users have no interest in getting and learning to use something else when they already have their "internet working".

Firefox also blew it when they alienated a lot of their user base by dumbing things down to Chrome's level several years ago. Things are more or less back to normal now, and it's still vastly superior to Chrome, but I'm sure it didn't help things any.
 
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Giroro said:
But the non-ugly version of Firefox with the good menus is so ancient that web pages don't even load properly anymore. Nearly 3 years old!
Why can't a 3 year old browser load web pages? I dunno man. But it's even worse trying to use their outdated/far superior mobile browser as well (68.11.0), since I lose pictures on sites like Tom's and reddit is completely non-functional. But it's the last version that lets me open and manage tabs the way I need to, and you can't have multiple versions of the same app installed on one device.

I'm not sure why the designers of every peice of software on earth simultaneously decided to ship hideous, poorly laid-out garbage during covid. Even worse, I can't figured out why so few teams have realized they need to fix their mistakes, or at least give people back the customization options they all removed at that time.
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Well Firefox 68 can still open pages (I've opened some with Firefox 47 on old VM installs before getting it updated to current version), however, somethings don't work correct due to required security updates. Overall a 3 year old version of a browser is a massive security risk regardless of the which company made it. I've used the Firefox mobile for a while and it is alright. Some things aren't as intuitive as they could be, but I am able to use adblockers unlike in Chrome.
 
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I was getting annoyed with those "log in with your Google account" things appearing on websites I was just visiting. When they started creating accounts for me without my consent and Chrome did zero to stop this, I ditched Chrome. The new design doesn't bother me as much as bad behaviors the browser is enabling.

Firefox seems to be getting the job done. Edge had the most bizarre graphics glitches.
 
Surprised to see all the "install Firefox" comments. What year is this? Firefox hasn't been good for 2 decades.
Rakanyshu said:
You know you're getting old when you complain about changes like this, to be honest it kinda looks better now, and you can allways revert the changes if that feels better for you.
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This was exactly my point. I'm not young at all but I can't imagine being this averse to change. Material design is actually great from a user experience perspective. That feeling of immediate aversion to anything new is an indicator you have an inflexible mindset and it's not exactly healthy.
 
FoxtrotMichael-1 said:
Surprised to see all the "install Firefox" comments. What year is this? Firefox hasn't been good for 2 decades.
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I don't know what you're talking about. Firefox has been vastly superior to virtually everything else for most of those two decades you mention, up until now. If you're truly not averse to change, you should try it again and go through its immense add-on collection to truly appreciate the levels of convenience and customization (not to mention, privacy) it affords.
 
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BX4096 said:
I don't know what you're talking about. Firefox has been vastly superior to virtually everything else for most of those two decades you mention, up until now. If you're truly not averse to change, you should try it again and go through its immense add-on collection to truly appreciate the levels of convenience and customization it affords.
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It's precisely because I don't have the time to go through Firefox's immense add-on collection to make it usable that I don't use Firefox. Web browsers should be transparent. The "best" browser is one that is barely there. Chromium based browsers (like Brave) are by far the most invisible of the bunch. I want to access the web, not use a browser.
 
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FoxtrotMichael-1 said:
It's precisely because I don't have the time to go through Firefox's immense add-on collection to make it usable that I don't use Firefox
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I'm not young at all but I can't imagine being this averse to change.
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Thanks for proving my earlier point that "most users have no interest in getting and learning to use something else when they already have their 'internet working'".

And I'm not talking about making it usable, by the way. I'm talking about making it vastly superior to anything else. It's already "usable" out of the box.
 
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Interface design is simultaneously on of the easiest and hardest tech jobs. Anyone can do it, but not very well. I think designers can spend days, weeks, or months on a new look. After setting it aside for a while and returning to it, their secret reaction is "Ewww! Who designed this crap!"
 
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BX4096 said:
Thanks for proving my earlier point that "most users have no interest in getting and learning to use something else when they already have their 'internet working'".
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I'm one of those unfortunate souls who actually makes their living by building software. Configuring web browsers isn't a hobby for me either, so I have no desire whatsoever to spend time customizing my current browser or trying another one. If it works and it works transparently then I can get on to my work. Not being willing to spend my time tinkering with browsers is not the same as being averse to change.
 
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FoxtrotMichael-1 said:
I'm one of those unfortunate souls who actually makes their living by building software. Configuring web browsers isn't a hobby for me either, so I have no desire whatsoever to spend time customizing my current browser or trying another one. If it works and it works transparently then I can get on to my work. Not being willing to spend my time tinkering with browsers is not the same as being averse to change.
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You seem to have a misguided idea of what something like this would actually involve (especially for a software designer, of all people).

First, we're not talking about compiling your own kernel here. We're talking 5-15 minutes of your time going through Recommended addons for basic scenarios like yours, and then perhaps occasionally browsing the addon library for stuff you feel would be great to have, like Copy PlainText, Duplicate Tabs Closer, Open Multiple URLs, etc. It's really not much different from going into a program's settings to customize its options to fit your needs.

Second, as a Chrome user, you should already be familiar with addons. Their addon functionality is more primitive compared to that of Firefox (and they don't allow them on Android, or at least they didn't), but it's there and you're not using it, you are already missing out on some essential stuff like uBlock Origin and so on.

Lastly, there is a huge privacy issue. I added the link to my earlier posts after you quoted it, so perhaps you missed it, but in short, Google's Chrome is basically a form of spyware at this point.

So, being averse to change or getting out of your comfort zone is exactly what it sounds like. "My internet is working and it's good enough for me", et cetera.
 
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BX4096 said:
You seem to have a misguided idea of what something like this would actually involve (especially for a software designer, of all people).
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No, you're just completely missing my point.
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Lastly, there is a huge privacy issue. I added the link to my earlier posts after you quoted it, so perhaps you missed it, but in short, Google's Chrome is basically a form of spyware at this point.
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Again, I use a Chromium based browser called Brave which is privacy centric.
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So, being averse to change or getting out of your comfort zone is exactly what it sounds like. "My internet is working and it's good enough for me", et cetera.
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Let's just step away from browsers for a second and discussion change aversion. Not having a desire to try something new because you don't see a need or want to spend time transitioning is not being averse to change. If Chrome and Chromium based browsers disappeared tomorrow and I had to use Firefox, Opera, Edge, Safari, or any of the others, it wouldn't bother me in the least and I can assure you I would not feel a "burning passion" of "hatred" at my new browser. That is unhealthy and that was my original point. Now, I'm assuming the author here wasn't being literal when he used those words, which, coincidentally, is exactly what I did when I claimed "Firefox hasn't been good for at least 2 decades." I wasn't being literal.
 
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