▲ 1193 ▼ YouTube is deliberately crippling Firefox on ARM systems (social.treehouse.systems) submitted 2 years ago by whfsdude@dmv.social to c/technology@lemmy.world 199 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] LWD@lemm.ee 85 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child) deleted permalink fedilink source hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] Knusper@feddit.de -7 points 2 years ago (2 children) The thing is, I really don't think, Google would care about Firefox. Firefox is sitting at negligible percentages of usage share. The only real competitor to Chrome is Safari and that's because of iOS. I guess, they might impact Safari on macOS with this, but someone would have to try this out to actually see, and ultimately, this could still just be a dumb mistake. Having said that, Google holds a near-monopoly in both video content and web browsers. They have a special duty to not disadvantage competitors and even if this was an honest mistake, I do think, it deserves a slap on the wrist. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] SandroHc@lemmy.world 9 points 2 years ago (1 child) How much of Firefox's dwindling market share do you think was caused by Google's, Microsoft's and Apple's anticompetitive practices? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Knusper@feddit.de 4 points 2 years ago Most of it? permalink fedilink source parent [–] JonEFive@midwest.social 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) Google has a history of this sort of "whoops, we got caught, uhhh... That was just a bug!" behavior. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Knusper@feddit.de 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) They do have a history of such things happening, yes, which is why my comment exists in the first place. Normally, I would assume this to just be the result of regular shitty management practices paired with regular shitty profit motives. The history makes it look like they might genuinely have a higher motive here, and I'm saying I still don't think so, because it would be far too petty and I don't see them benefitting that much from it. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] JonEFive@midwest.social 1 point 2 years ago I want to believe you and I hope you're right, but I have such little faith in corporations ever doing the right thing anymore. permalink fedilink source parent
[+] Knusper@feddit.de -7 points 2 years ago (2 children) The thing is, I really don't think, Google would care about Firefox. Firefox is sitting at negligible percentages of usage share. The only real competitor to Chrome is Safari and that's because of iOS. I guess, they might impact Safari on macOS with this, but someone would have to try this out to actually see, and ultimately, this could still just be a dumb mistake. Having said that, Google holds a near-monopoly in both video content and web browsers. They have a special duty to not disadvantage competitors and even if this was an honest mistake, I do think, it deserves a slap on the wrist. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] SandroHc@lemmy.world 9 points 2 years ago (1 child) How much of Firefox's dwindling market share do you think was caused by Google's, Microsoft's and Apple's anticompetitive practices? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Knusper@feddit.de 4 points 2 years ago Most of it? permalink fedilink source parent [–] JonEFive@midwest.social 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) Google has a history of this sort of "whoops, we got caught, uhhh... That was just a bug!" behavior. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Knusper@feddit.de 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) They do have a history of such things happening, yes, which is why my comment exists in the first place. Normally, I would assume this to just be the result of regular shitty management practices paired with regular shitty profit motives. The history makes it look like they might genuinely have a higher motive here, and I'm saying I still don't think so, because it would be far too petty and I don't see them benefitting that much from it. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] JonEFive@midwest.social 1 point 2 years ago I want to believe you and I hope you're right, but I have such little faith in corporations ever doing the right thing anymore. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] SandroHc@lemmy.world 9 points 2 years ago (1 child) How much of Firefox's dwindling market share do you think was caused by Google's, Microsoft's and Apple's anticompetitive practices? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Knusper@feddit.de 4 points 2 years ago Most of it? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] JonEFive@midwest.social 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) Google has a history of this sort of "whoops, we got caught, uhhh... That was just a bug!" behavior. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Knusper@feddit.de 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) They do have a history of such things happening, yes, which is why my comment exists in the first place. Normally, I would assume this to just be the result of regular shitty management practices paired with regular shitty profit motives. The history makes it look like they might genuinely have a higher motive here, and I'm saying I still don't think so, because it would be far too petty and I don't see them benefitting that much from it. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] JonEFive@midwest.social 1 point 2 years ago I want to believe you and I hope you're right, but I have such little faith in corporations ever doing the right thing anymore. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Knusper@feddit.de 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) They do have a history of such things happening, yes, which is why my comment exists in the first place. Normally, I would assume this to just be the result of regular shitty management practices paired with regular shitty profit motives. The history makes it look like they might genuinely have a higher motive here, and I'm saying I still don't think so, because it would be far too petty and I don't see them benefitting that much from it. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] JonEFive@midwest.social 1 point 2 years ago I want to believe you and I hope you're right, but I have such little faith in corporations ever doing the right thing anymore. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] JonEFive@midwest.social 1 point 2 years ago I want to believe you and I hope you're right, but I have such little faith in corporations ever doing the right thing anymore. permalink fedilink source parent