Why Independent Browser Engines Matter

https://blog.mozilla.org/netpolicy/2026/03/23/competition-innovation-and-the-future-of-the-web/

by rpgbr • 4 months ago

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rpgbr2• 4 months ago

Firefox forks are suspiciously absent. I wonder why…

bityard• 4 months ago

It's hard to call Mozilla "independent" when so much of their cash literally comes from their biggest competitor in the browser space (Google).

Chasing mainstream users is a lost cause at this point, they are happy with with Safari, Chrome, and Edge. You need to target an audience who is dissatisfied with mainstream browsers and want better privacy, customization, and tooling. Go back to being the browser for developers, power users, and nerds. You know, the rest of us.

Firefox could really eat the lunch of Vivaldi and Brave if they actually put their mind to it instead of sitting around dreaming up even more ways to ruin their UX.

rpgbr2• 4 months ago

Per the linked post, they understand “independent” as the only browser engine not tied to a browser from a big tech.

hulitu• 4 months ago

Although Gecko powers, besides Mozilla, also Seamonkey, Seamonkey has problems with the "modern web". I wonder why.

Mozilla shoot itself in the foot when it changed the Firefox UI and partnered with Google.

Why Independent Browser Engines Matter

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