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If we ignore privacy and open-source considerations for a moment, Vivaldi has been one of my favorite browsers. They embraced vertical tabs, they offer customizability instead of forcing everyone into the same mold, and it doesn't have all the anti-features (AI specifically) that some other browsers have.
I'm gonna give them a high five while continuing to use LibreWolf/IronFox.
Imagine that tomorrow Tetschner goes crazy and starts dating a Chinese spy. Or joins the Trumpist sect...
I think AI should be a choice, not something every browser has to push on its users. Everyone has their own preferences.
So just the way Firefox does it? Only local models, all configurable?
The recent controversy on House House makes me (only a little) worried that for the next century, most people will be hardline 100% never-AI, instead of just "Stop shoving it everywhere, stop copying artwork". As people like Bernie have said, it's an automation technology that can have nice effects should those use cases receive careful consideration. We just don't often get that consideration.
I will never understand why the push to AI was so freaking AGGRESSIVE. Like, take it, shove it down your throat, avoidance of AI is BANNED, type of bullshit. It should speak for itself when it works.
Im never leaving zen, its been stable for a while now, was so ass when I started using it, now I never lose anything, forgot it used to be rough
Does the vimium plugin work on zen yet? That was the only pain point that was holding me back from switching last time I tried it.
I will always advocate ai for shit like this, just make it work yourself, debug it by using it. Make it show you it's work, sometimes it's a simple edit, have it avoid restructuring and use minimal code. Can easily be done for free. Ik it's obviously preferred to have official support but for things like plugins, I just get to use them now instead of waiting for my issue to never be resolved.
Tetzchner says the company asked its users whether they wanted added AI features, and the response was “no.”
Revolutionary technique, asking if anyone wants a feature before you go all-in on it.
also, yall stop saying firefox sucks because all web browsers capable of the bloated standards are de facto corporate controlled
"Customers don't want it" is surprisingly difficult to understand for a lot of companies nowadays. Vivaldi must be run by some sort of language genius.
It's a private compnay, they don't have to follow shareholders so it explains it
based af. I'm installing Vivaldi right now, holy shit.
It's Chromium based.
I'm uninstalling it right now!
Yeah, loved Vivaldi until it started randomly corrupting my profiles after not starting up correctly. Now I'm back on Firefox -_-
I'm not switching to Vivaldi, but it is refreshing to see someone say "I didn't put X in the product because people don't want X in the product."
I kinda find this idea cool like theres other browsers like Firefox that makes AI optional to choose
I'd use Vivaldi if it wasn't chrorium and closed source, sadly it's such a turn off
I use AI on a daily basis and I don't want AI in my browser. The desire to integrate AI into everything is not smart.
I just vibe code my own browser, with blackjack and hookers.
This ai stuff is like the new clippy the paperclip, GTFO of my phone.
I don't want features just rolled out without my consent.
Long term I will have to install custom roms and get bank cards from my bank again thanks to AI.
I hate the fact that it's so hard to buy an android phone without it coming with a load of proprietary apps that I can't remove. If I want their casino shit, their stupid health apps, whatever - I'll download it myself. Being unable to uninstall it really pisses me off. I'm pretty sure it's practically malware. And the AI shit is just as bad - phone I'm on now came with at least 3 different AI apps for whatever. I did actually manage to remove two, but they keep trying to reinstall, could be hiding behind my launcher. And I bought this phone 2 years ago, I can only imagine it's even harder to get away from these days.
Maybe I'm out of touch, but I think most people just want an operating system and the opportunity to install what they want on it.
