So by that measure, Internet Explorer was the most successful browser ever? Not sure that’s the best metric.
The speaker makes a lot of points with no evidence to back them up where he should have some. That's alright if you want a conversation about browsers at the virtual bar table, but clearly not a great video essay. Some of his points
An incident in 2017 where Firefox installed a plugin called Mr. Robot without the user's consent
Firefox's default privacy settings are bad
Donations to Mozilla don't go towards software development
The chromium engine has better performance
Use Brave (repeated about 100 times)
Donations to Mozilla don't go towards software development
Donations are to the Mozilla Foundation.
Firefox is developed by Mozilla Cerporation, which is its subsidiary.
A corporation cannot receive tax-free donations from the public.
TIL Firefox has failed, apparently? 🤔
Failed in terms of market share https://www.zdnet.com/home-and-office/networking/the-fall-of-firefox-mozillas-once-popular-web-browser-slides-into-irrelevance/
So by that measure, Internet Explorer was the most successful browser ever? Not sure that’s the best metric.