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uBlock Origin developer recommends switching to Firefox as Chrome flags the extension (github.com)
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https://www.neowin.net/news/ublock-origin-developer-recommends-switching-to-ublock-lite-as-chrome-flags-the-extension/

EDIT: Apologies. Updated with a link to what gorhill REALLY said:

Manifest v2 uBO will not be automatically replaced by Manifest v3 uBOL[ight]. uBOL is too different from uBO for it to silently replace uBO -- you will have to explicitly make a choice as to which extension should replace uBO according to your own prerogatives.

Ultimately whether uBOL is an acceptable alternative to uBO is up to you, it's not a choice that will be made for you.

Will development of uBO continue? Yes, there are other browsers which are not deprecating Manifest v2, e.g. Firefox.

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[–] 42 points 2 years ago (10 children)

They should update the Chrome extension to tell people to download Firefox instead

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  • [–] 5 points 2 years ago (9 children)

    Imagine if Google's decision to do this to fight adblockers results in them losing the lead in the browser war because everyone switches to other browsers.

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  • [–] 16 points 2 years ago (8 children)

    Dreaming is one thing, but I remain skeptical. Tech people always seem to vastly overestimate how much the average population will react to tech news. Most people don't care. They should but they don't. In addition to that, use of Chrome by businesses is heavily entrenched. The IT guys probably hate it on a personal level, but it takes a lot to make business bigwigs change direction away from a "trustworthy" big company like Google.

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  • [–] 6 points 2 years ago (4 children)

    I mostly agree, but lets remember

    use of Chrome by businesses is heavily entrenched.

    So was internet explorer

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago

    Chrome was backed by Google, a multifaceted staple of the Internet ecosystem and rolled out with a ton of marketing behind it.

    I remain skeptical that Firefox could plausibly overtake Chrome. The mere word of mouth of tech enthusiasts simply isn't enough to make a population majority proactively switch.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago

    The thing that finally got businesses to finally get off IE wasn't from the browser being worse than every other option. Heck, it wasn't even because it was a decrepit piece of software that lost it's former market dominance (and if anything businesses see that as a positive, not a negative).

    What finally did that was microsoft saying there won't be any security updates. That's what finally got them off their ass; subtly threatening them with data breaches, exploits, etc. if they continue to use it. I don't see google doing this anytime soon, at least not without a "sequel" like microsoft had with edge.

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  • [–] 5 points 2 years ago

    The vast majority of people aren't even going to know or care. A lot of people will probably just continue on even when their adblocker becomes less effective. Of course the type of people who use adblockers are also more likely to wonder why their adblocker suddenly became less effective and then switch to a browser where it's more effective.

    It takes a lot to change the inertia that already exists. People have been predicting the rise of the Linux desktop for at least a decade now and it still hasn't really caught on.

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  • [–] 4 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Tech people are niche but over time we will pre-install what we consider "good" on our grandmas, dads, moms, friends, etc... PCs

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago

    The older generation demographic continues to shrink, while it seems the great majority of Gen Z and A are perfectly happy to use whatever ecosystem is built into their device. I'm not saying that people shouldn't want better software, merely being realistic about the choices of populations.

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