I've tried every now and then but could never switch to firefox fully. It was either big ram usage, slowness, or the inability to handle more than 2 tabs. On android. On pc its just the first 2.
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Well, I have been using Zen, a Firefox fork for the past 6 months, and they have yet to clarify their stance on the ToS update.
Anyway, I don't think I'll change anyway, we need Gecko in the browser engine landscape and I have been so used to Firefox'S UI and flexibility that I have a hard time imagining myself not using a Firefox-based browser.
Coincidentally, I just found out about Floorp yesterday, in no relation to this ToS change, and will take a look at it soon. Keep in mind I haven't looked at all yet, so I have no clue if they have a worse ToS or something.
On PC, I will look into switching to a fork. Not sure what to do on my phone
If they're willing to lose their market share just to chase the AI dragon, I'm willing to be complicit. I know that Brave is pretty good on PC (aware of their crypto bollockery), and I'm taking Librewolf for a spin. As for mobile, I'm happy with Vanadium.
The real shame is Thunderbird getting caught in it. I'll have to look for a replacement both on PC and Android.
I use fair mail on Android and I really like it. Evolution comes pre installed on Debian, it got the job done for me too. The mobile client is more important to me personally.
Already switched to Zen on PC and Fennec on Android.
I've been inching towards Gnome Web (WebKit) for a while now. Every time I try using it I last a little longer than last time before I encounter some deal breaking issue and return to Firefox.
In the short term I'm considering sticking to Firefox for work, and using Gnome Web for all other kinds of distractions. I'm writing this in Gnome Web right now, and it's working great. :)
On mobile I'll probably stick to Firefox for a while. So they will still have all my data, and if I have to choose between Mozilla and Google it will still be Mozilla. But my god I wish they would stop acting like idiots.
I'm going to stick to Firefox for the time being at least for the clients where I managed to get Firefox ESR accepted. For everything else, it might be the time to switch to Librewolf. Among other advantages, they have enabled jxl support.
I’ve been using gnome web for a bit
Switching from Android to iPhone soon, what is the best browser for the iPhone? 🤔
Very interested in responses, following.