I Switched to Brave Browser
An individual recounts their year-long struggle to move away from Firefox due to Mozilla's AI strategy and web compatibility issues, finding Vivaldi too complex. They eventually switched to Brave browser, finding it simple and functional despite acknowledging its founder's controversial background.
Why it matters
This article reflects user sentiment and trends in the web browser market, highlighting concerns about privacy, feature bloat, and developer support for non-Chrome browsers, which can influence browser development and adoption.
I've been whinging about wanting to move away from Firefox for nearly a year now. It started with Mozilla's announcement about their AI strategy and my initial thoughts . Then they doubled-down and it raised my heckles even more . Then I had a long old whinge about how fucked they seem to be.
I took Vivaldi for a spin , but I couldn't get used to it. It just tries to do too much, and has way too much going on with the UI, and dark/light theme switching still doesn't work despite it apparently being fixed. So I made my peace with Firefox and stuck with it.
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