Supposedly today we have a lot of browsers to choose from - Google Chrome, Safari, Microsoft Edge, Firefox, Brave, Opera, Vivaldi, etc. Having choices is a good thing, right? Nobody wants to relive the time of almost complete Internet Explorer domination again. Unfortunately our choices are significantly fewer than they seem to be at first glance, as Chrome and Safari (thanks to the iPhone) totally dominate the browser landscape in terms of usage and almost all browsers these days are built on top of Chromium, Chrome’s open-source version. Funny enough even Edge is built on top of Chromium today, despite the bitter rivalry between Google and Microsoft. What’s also funny is that Chrome and Safari control about 85% of the browser market share today, and Microsoft’s Edge commands only about 4%:

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Almost all browsers these days are built on top of Chromium, Chrome's open-source version. Chrome and Safari control about 85% of the browser market share. Microsoft’s Edge commands only about 4%. Firefox is the only alternative to a complete Chrome hegemony. Google are going to be in complete control of web standards unless something drastically changes.

Firefox is the Only Alternative

At the end of the day, Edge and Chrome work better, use less battery, and keep up with standards far better. Firefox is sadly doomed. Chromium is essentially the new OS. Even Linux vs WIndows is kinda irrelevant now to 99% of users who just use the OS to launch a Chromium-based browser.

I like how it ends:
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Remember that next time you decide you don’t care about Chrome slowly eating the web.
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the only options is Firefox, but it´s falling behind

Interesting article. I haven’t used FF for so long, I’m not sure I really remember why I went back to Chrome. I think it was the ease of syncing between all my devices. If FF has improved, I’ll certainly give it a go.