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marcosdumay
10 months ago
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Where's Firefox going next?
Except that you are giving some random software access to your computer, and it's not even software you can decided when to install and update.
mherkender
10 months ago
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I use Linux so I do have a great deal of control over the version of Chrome I occasionally use.
immibis
10 months ago
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The software is downloaded from a web server.
mherkender
10 months ago
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I'm not sure what you're trying to say. My point is that it's sandboxed in the browser.
immibis
10 months ago
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You gave that software access to your computer and you don't even control when it updates.
mherkender
10 months ago
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I get that you're trying to win the argument, but you're being opaque.
Any ESP device I have isn't even connected to the Internet so I do control when it updates.
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