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plg | karma 6329 | avg karma 4.83 · 2018-09-23 23:45:40+00:00

why not Safari? Or is the issue non-MacOS OSs

freeone3000 | karma 6828 | avg karma 2.71 · 2018-09-23 19:05:12

That's a pretty significant issue. "Oh, it's a great browser! No, it doesn't work on 95% of computers."

chii | karma 16512 | avg karma 1.96 · 2018-09-24 00:46:07+00:00

but it only needs to work on _your_ computer (or whoever you're making the recommendation to).

tdb7893 | karma 2875 | avg karma 2.4 · 2018-09-23 20:24:34

The problem for me is that no one I know has a mac (I think their market share is like 10 percent). It's too expensive for many of the people I know and the rest play video games so they can't use a mac.

sandov | karma 1297 | avg karma 2.47 · 2018-09-24 01:49:00+00:00

And in this forum, I would guess the OS being proprietary is a deal braker for many, including me.

h1d | karma 781 | avg karma 0.68 · 2018-09-24 01:18:35

That is a pure assumption. I don't use Linux for desktop.

SmellyGeekBoy | karma 6339 | avg karma 2.36 · 2018-09-24 03:04:31

Well that settles it, the "many" have spoken.

sam0x17 | karma 4620 | avg karma 2.53 · 2018-09-24 01:41:02+00:00

My computer isn't a mac.

ChristianBundy | karma 1852 | avg karma 2.8 · 2018-09-24 00:06:59+00:00

I use Epiphany (aka GNOME Web) and it's like Safari: a minimal WebKit-based browser with no Google integration, but it's cross-platform, open source, and features Firefox sync integration for history/bookmarks/passwords/etc. I can't recommend it enough.

hjek | karma 2054 | avg karma 3.07 · 2018-09-23 19:42:35

And it does have a built-in ad blocker.

letmeaskaq7532 | karma 1 | avg karma 0.33 · 2018-09-23 21:39:31

I am never going to use any GNOME product if intend to use it for more than a week. Too many breaking changes, too many feature changes, too often.

ChristianBundy | karma 1852 | avg karma 2.8 · 2018-09-24 15:18:53+00:00

I might recommend using an operating system that matches your values. Maybe something like Debian? I have my own criticisms of the GNOME project, but I really enjoy their release cycle.

bla2 | karma 1888 | avg karma 5.06 · 2018-09-23 19:50:58

Safari isn't open source, only the rendering engine is. Doesn't matter to most, but does matter a great deal to some.

sneak | karma 23753 | avg karma 1.62 · 2018-09-24 02:00:35+00:00

Safari is worlds less hardened than Chrome from a security standpoint.

ronaldj | karma 362 | avg karma 2.92 · 2018-09-24 02:15:35+00:00

Evidence?

bowyakka | karma 1405 | avg karma 5.85 · 2018-09-23 22:03:57

https://securityzap.com/pwn2own-2017-chrome-remains-winner-b...

https://www.cvedetails.com/vulnerability-list/vendor_id-1224...

https://www.cvedetails.com/vulnerability-list/vendor_id-49/p...

I am using 2017 because 2018 is not over yet

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