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cross-posted from: https://kbin.social/m/[email protected]/t/476611

What if we got to easily choose our web browser, and didn’t have to rely on complex operating system settings to change the pre-installed default?

Do you keep the default browser on your Linux distro, or do you change it? If yes, why?

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[–] [email protected] 115 points 1 year ago (13 children)

There is literally no way 98% of people even know what a browser is

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (4 children)

Yes, the percentage is high. Most people would be annoyed to have another selection screen in the setup process.

But I do think I saw more people using non-Google search engines since Google was forced to provide a search engine selection screen in the setup process.

[–] dyma 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

my gf's mom ended up a firefox user because it had the cute fox logo, she didn't even know what it was called

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

That's so cute >.<

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