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[–] CrypticCoffee@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago (3 children)

It makes it more expensive to implement the DRM. Companies always consider things in terms of return on investment. If implmenting it gains x, but loses y% share of users, they will weigh it up, the more %ge of users on Firefox, the more it will cost and the less likely companies are to roll this out.

[–] CrypticCoffee@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago

It will because companies generally support anything above 5% otherwise they're damaging revenue. Everyone needs to move to FF ASAP and don't look back. Get all your friends and family on firefox.

[–] CrypticCoffee@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 year ago (4 children)

Incorrect. Some companies supported IE5 when we had IE8 because market share was greater than 5%. We need to get Firefox to above 5%, and keep going to 10% and 15% as a real middle finger to say, DON'T EVEN TRY OR YOU WILL LOSE MONEY!

[–] CrypticCoffee@lemmy.ml 18 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

It feels like an embrace, extend, extinguish type thing. Taking OS maps data, adding to it for their own purposes, maybe adapting data formats, then taking it away from people. It's a who's who of companies that aren't great for privacy.

[–] CrypticCoffee@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago

It isn't just about ads. It us about denying access to a service. This could happen for more than ad blocking. Ads is probably an excuse, but forcing people to use a particular software for access is the opposite of a free web.

[–] CrypticCoffee@lemmy.ml 17 points 1 year ago

It is a critical one. Maybe needs to be part of an FAQ with link to discussion.

[–] CrypticCoffee@lemmy.ml 41 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

If you aren't using Firefox yet. Start, ASAP.

Google tried to exert control on the internet with web manifest v3 and now again here. Letting google dictate web standards is a mistake. Using Firefox shows companies they need to support more than chrome.

[–] CrypticCoffee@lemmy.ml 18 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (3 children)

It won't check people are a real user, only that they are using the enforced software. Many bot farms will use the correct software. One was recently found in Ukraine and it had shed loads of sims and hardware. They will easily meet and pass the tests.

[–] CrypticCoffee@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Most of the public don't know GIMP, the ones that do see the way it's communicated from the community.

You say I can die on this hill. I said 2 points in the post you responded to.

  1. Blender is great software
  2. That people use GIMP.

What did I say that is wrong in that comment? What did you disagree with? Are you saying Blender isn't great, or are you saying zero people use GIMP?

If you agree with both the sentiments I said, you either responded to the wrong message, or you're going out of your way to argue with me, and not the points I made.

I never disregarded the points about the UI. The UI could do with improvements. UI doesn't improve by people blasting a piece of software on the internet, it comes by giving your time to help improve it, or forking it, or donating to someone that can. If you're not doing any of those things, you're not actually helping to address the problem. It's not constructive criticism or helpful. It's just putting yourself on a sandbox as if your opinions mean more about the software than the people who take time to make it and improve it.

[–] CrypticCoffee@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago

Yes, but if the contacts you care about it have it, it's useful for you.

[–] CrypticCoffee@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Bank cards. Contactless payments or cash :)

[–] CrypticCoffee@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Maybe their issue tracker is the best bet, or in a separate question thread about the issues. Raising it in every thread it comes up when people recommending it isn't going to solve the issue or help anything, is it?

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