I'm pretty sure most would agree that regardless of whether you're finances include advertising as a paycheck or not that most don't like ads and that having an ad blocker on your browser is as common as having Google Search as main tab when you open your browser. There's a reason Netflix is so popular, but I digress.
I've been a dedicated Chrome user since Google+ was invite only. I started using Chrome because most of the extensions I had on Firefox could be found on Chrome and several Google+ extensions that made the website more useful could only be found on Chrome. That made the transition much easier for me. Although most of those Google+ extensions eventually became useless and Google+ was shut down recently leaving Chrome to go back to Firefox has become as easy as building a space shuttle from scratch for me. However, this latest story from Google has me wondering if I should start reconsidering a rematch with Firefox.
Firefox has made a lot of improvements since last I used it and odds are I should be able to find most if not all the extension I currently have on Chrome on Firefox as well. Firefox does claim to use less memory than Chrome but some research shows this not to be entirely true. Still, the difference may not be so bad as to not consider giving Firefox another try if Google does decide to flip the bird on us for the sake of making more money via ads. I mean, I get it. Ads are Google's domain. It's one of their main sources of revenue so it obviously makes sense for them to want to block the very thing that goes against their business. But I pay for Netflix for a reason. I pay for Hulu's top tier for a reason. I watch Youtube and Twitch over most other forms of video for a reason. I rarely watch local or cable TV for a reason and I don't listen to radio stations for a reason. I don't like ads, they are often annoying, too long and too often for my taste. If switching to Firefox will let me continue to use my ad blockers then I am likely to at least have both browsers installed and see if I transition from one to the other either unconsciously or on purpose.
So, what do you think? Are you are Chrome user and thus will you stick around even if they implement this block or ad blockers? Or will you consider switching? This might just make an excellent video for a tech channel.
https://9to5google.com/2019/05/29/chrome-ad-blocking-enterprise-manifest-v3/
I've been a dedicated Chrome user since Google+ was invite only. I started using Chrome because most of the extensions I had on Firefox could be found on Chrome and several Google+ extensions that made the website more useful could only be found on Chrome. That made the transition much easier for me. Although most of those Google+ extensions eventually became useless and Google+ was shut down recently leaving Chrome to go back to Firefox has become as easy as building a space shuttle from scratch for me. However, this latest story from Google has me wondering if I should start reconsidering a rematch with Firefox.
Firefox has made a lot of improvements since last I used it and odds are I should be able to find most if not all the extension I currently have on Chrome on Firefox as well. Firefox does claim to use less memory than Chrome but some research shows this not to be entirely true. Still, the difference may not be so bad as to not consider giving Firefox another try if Google does decide to flip the bird on us for the sake of making more money via ads. I mean, I get it. Ads are Google's domain. It's one of their main sources of revenue so it obviously makes sense for them to want to block the very thing that goes against their business. But I pay for Netflix for a reason. I pay for Hulu's top tier for a reason. I watch Youtube and Twitch over most other forms of video for a reason. I rarely watch local or cable TV for a reason and I don't listen to radio stations for a reason. I don't like ads, they are often annoying, too long and too often for my taste. If switching to Firefox will let me continue to use my ad blockers then I am likely to at least have both browsers installed and see if I transition from one to the other either unconsciously or on purpose.
So, what do you think? Are you are Chrome user and thus will you stick around even if they implement this block or ad blockers? Or will you consider switching? This might just make an excellent video for a tech channel.
https://9to5google.com/2019/05/29/chrome-ad-blocking-enterprise-manifest-v3/
