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Google pulls the plug on uBlock Origin, leaving over 30 million Chrome users susceptible to intrusive ads (www.windowscentral.com)

submitted 2 months ago by mesamunefire@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world

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[–] mke@lemmy.world 185 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (38 children)

I think some people overestimate how many will migrate to Firefox in the near future over this.

High switching cost compared to finding another extension (e.g. uBO Lite), even if the resulting experience is worse.
Just as many Firefox users like Firefox, lots of Chrome users enjoy what they have too. They don't want to lose that.
The kind of tech-aware person who'd switch over this is much more likely to have seen the news months ago and taken action already.

As fun as it is to imagine an Adpocalypse shocking the masses and pushing them to try out alternatives to big tech, it's also way too optimistic, I feel.

[–] cmhe@lemmy.world -4 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Just as some Firefox users like Firefox, many Chrome users enjoy what they have too. They don't want to lose that.

Do you have some source for that? IIUC, you mean that more Chrome users like Chrome than Firefox users like Firefox, right?

[–] Default_Defect@midwest.social 10 points 2 months ago (1 children)

"Some people like things."

SOURCE?!

[–] cmhe@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

"Some firefox users like firefox" vs "many chrome users enjoy what they have" sounds to me like something that could have a source. Many sound to me more than some, so this is a comparison, which can be given a better foundation by supplying some numbers.

[–] mke@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

I thought that might've been the source of your misunderstanding. Sorry, that's just how I write sometimes, no deeper meaning intended. As far as I know there's no public data on what percentage of Firefox and Chrome users like their browsers' features.

[–] mke@lemmy.world 5 points 2 months ago

No. I simply meant that there exist Chrome users who appreciate what it provides them (features, UI, etc), so for these users to leave they'd have to give up those things. That's always a hard ask.

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