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minus-square Matthew Loxton ( @mloxton@med-mastodon.com ) linkfedilink1•8 months ago@BeAware I use several add-ons that are only available on chromium browsers. Going to another browser would be fine for just surfing, but a large part of my online work would not be practical with a non=chromium browser. I bet there are tons of people in the same boat. @Fitik
minus-square BeAware :fediverse: ( @BeAware@social.beaware.live ) linkfedilink2•8 months ago@mloxton @Fitik wow. A ton of extensions work without changes across the two, which is the case for the ones I used. The more you know…😬🤦♂️
minus-square Talaraine ( @Talaraine@fedia.io ) linkfedilink2•8 months agoI only use Chrome on my work computers for this reason. That being said, google steals the wrong information and it’s from a company, I know they’ve got deeper pockets than me to make them rue the day.
@BeAware
I use several add-ons that are only available on chromium browsers.
Going to another browser would be fine for just surfing, but a large part of my online work would not be practical with a non=chromium browser.
I bet there are tons of people in the same boat.
@Fitik
@mloxton @Fitik wow. A ton of extensions work without changes across the two, which is the case for the ones I used.
The more you know…😬🤦♂️
I only use Chrome on my work computers for this reason. That being said, google steals the wrong information and it’s from a company, I know they’ve got deeper pockets than me to make them rue the day.