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marcosdumay
on July 16, 2025
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Where's Firefox going next?
Except that you are giving some random software access to your computer, and it's not even software you can decided when to install and update.
mherkender
on July 16, 2025
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I use Linux so I do have a great deal of control over the version of Chrome I occasionally use.
immibis
on July 17, 2025
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The software is downloaded from a web server.
mherkender
on July 20, 2025
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I'm not sure what you're trying to say. My point is that it's sandboxed in the browser.
immibis
on July 21, 2025
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You gave that software access to your computer and you don't even control when it updates.
mherkender
on July 21, 2025
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I get that you're trying to win the argument, but you're being opaque.
Any ESP device I have isn't even connected to the Internet so I do control when it updates.
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