Post by @jon@social.vivaldi.net

RE: https://social.vivaldi.net/@brucelawson/117336112482208047

There is a choice for those that are fed up of Big Tech. There are great options out there. May I suggest you try @Vivaldi ?

#Vivaldi #Browser #Technology #BigTech #Politics

Bruce Lawson ✅ (quiet time)

@brucelawson@social.vivaldi.net 15 hr. ago

Confidence in Big Tech Continues to Slide https://news.gallup.com/poll/712436/confidence-institutions-remains-near-time-low.aspx#:~:text=Confidence%20in%20Big%20Tech%20Continues%20to%20Slide
Confidence in large technology companies has fallen steadily from the 32% recorded when Gallup first included it on the list in 2020; today’s 20% rating brings it to a new low.

#vivaldi #browser #technology #politics #bigtech

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willrs

@willrs@social.vivaldi.net 2 hr. ago

@jon @Vivaldi I love Vivaldi but it's a perfect example of how messy and gray this discussion is because if it wasn't for Apple and Google, Vivaldi would not exist (or would not be a realistic choice because yous simply could not create a browser engine from scratch, it costs an absurd amount of money)

Jon S. von Tetzchner

@jon@social.vivaldi.net 2 hr. ago

@willrs @Vivaldi

Here is the thing. I have done that before. Built a browser from scratch. And you are right that it takes up a lot of resources. Which is why Google and Apple did not do it either. Now, one can speculate what it would have meant for Opera, my former browser company, if Google and Apple had not taken open source and made it their own, but that is pure speculation.

willrs

@willrs@social.vivaldi.net 1 hr. ago

@jon @Vivaldi my personal conspiracy theory is that Google and Apple have deliberate made the web platform so enormous and complex so that it's basically impossible for another challenger to come along and make their own browser engine. Just maintaining things is insanely difficult and expensive. It's made even incremental improvements take years of work. This is why native apps are often the better choice. It's a real shame