db0@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoYoutube has started to artificially slow down video load times if you use Firefox. Spoofing Chrome magically makes this problem go away.old.reddit.comexternal-linkmessage-square473fedilinkarrow-up12.71Karrow-down154cross-posted to: degoogle@lemmy.mlmildlyinfuriating@lemmy.world
arrow-up12.66Karrow-down1external-linkYoutube has started to artificially slow down video load times if you use Firefox. Spoofing Chrome magically makes this problem go away.old.reddit.comdb0@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square473fedilinkcross-posted to: degoogle@lemmy.mlmildlyinfuriating@lemmy.world
minus-squareA_Random_Idiot@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down2·1 year agomalicious slowdowns like this are why microsoft abandoned (non chrome) edge, too. Cause they couldnt keep up with fixing the constant fuckery google was doing, and users are idiots and blamed edge for all the problems.
minus-squareSendbeer@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down2·1 year agoMicrosoft was kind of getting their comeuppance there. They did the exact same billshit when they dominated the market with IE.
minus-squareA_Random_Idiot@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·1 year agoYou’re right. Lets let google get away with murder because Microsoft did bad a decade+ ago.
minus-squareSendbeer@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 year agoI don’t think that’s what I said? At least it’s not how I meant it.
malicious slowdowns like this are why microsoft abandoned (non chrome) edge, too. Cause they couldnt keep up with fixing the constant fuckery google was doing, and users are idiots and blamed edge for all the problems.
Microsoft was kind of getting their comeuppance there. They did the exact same billshit when they dominated the market with IE.
You’re right.
Lets let google get away with murder because Microsoft did bad a decade+ ago.
I don’t think that’s what I said? At least it’s not how I meant it.