cross-posted from: https://feddit.uk/post/2514293

39 points

Because it’s privacy focused. Also because it’s not based on Chromium. It’s the only one keeping us from having a Google browser monopoly

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I’ve been using it for years, first out of disdain for Internet Explorer, now out of disdain for Google Chrome. I just do not trust the corpos at all, and Firefox has always been solid(outside of a few years in the '10s).

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25 points

Because it’s one of the last few browsers that’s usable and not based on Chrome/Chromium

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23 points

Becuase the other browsers suck.

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2 points

This was my excuse until recently. Now I enjoy Vivaldi. Turns out I need less extensions to enjoy this one! I’m so happy 😊

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19 points

Chromium based trash 😠

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5 points

Truth

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12 points

Vivaldi is chromium based and not fully open source. It doesn’t deserve any more trust than chrome/edge/safari/etc.

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4 points

Oh, you’re right the UI code is closed source. Hate to admit it, but it kind of makes sense given it looks so nice 🙈

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22 points

Because it’s not actively trying to make ad-blockers not work like Chrome.

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