Timestamps:

00:00 Intro

00:48 Sponsor: Proton VPN

01:59 Criteria for ranking

03:42 Chrome

05:56 Ungoogled Chromium

07:17 Microsoft Edge

08:26 Brave

10:17 Vivaldi

11:50 Opera

12:31 Firefox

15:22 Floorp

16:29 Librewolf and Waterfox

18:05 Zen Browser

19:43 GNOME Web

21:03 Orion

21:36 Falkon

22:29 Conclusion

23:44 Sponsor: Tuxedo Computers

Links:

Report on Opera and their owner:

https://hindenburgresearch.com/opera-phantom-of-the-turnaround/

Opera bought by Chinese consortium:

https://www.engadget.com/2016-07-18-opera-browser-sold-to-a-chinese-consortium-for-600-million.html

Brave's attempt at replacing ads:

https://www.computerworld.com/article/1694797/brave-browser-begins-controversial-ad-repeal-and-replace-tests.html

Brave replacing affiliate links:

https://www.sophos.com/en-us/blog/brave-ceo-apologises-for-adding-affiliate-links-to-urls

Today’s Snapshot adds extension support to Vivaldi on Android.

Over the next few months, MV2 extensions will be gradually turned off by default. Users will be notified in advance and directed to recommended MV3 versions where available.

These changes will start in the Canary, Dev, and Beta channels and gradually broaden to Stable in the following months, with the goal of completing the consumer transition by the end of 2026. Managed devices will not be affected during the consumer rollout. Enterprise deprecation will follow in early 2027.

Seems to use [as little as..] 5% of memory that firefox uses. (pending more testing)

Nice features:

• ad blockers
• export bookmarks

🌐 Many companies now block older browser versions from accessing their websites!

This follows many browser makers ending updates 4 older operating systems, leaving legacy devices unable to use web services without an OS upgrade.

This kinda reminds me of the Java website block by browsers a few years ago, just in reverse. (Revenge? ;)

Old Android versions are also increasingly blocked from accessing the Google appstore.

Truly about security or perhaps Planned Obsolescence?

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/47871545

🌐 Many companies now block older browser versions from accessing their websites!

This follows many browser makers ending updates 4 older operating systems, leaving legacy devices unable to use web services without an OS upgrade.

This kinda reminds me of the Java website block by browsers a few years ago, just in reverse. (Revenge? ;)

Old Android versions are also increasingly blocked from accessing the Google appstore.

Truly about security or perhaps Planned Obsolescence?

Update: "old devices can only use old os > old os can only use old browser > old browser cannot use web> poor uneducated people = screwed once again!"

"Only suggesting corporate browsers, kinda like an ad."