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First off, why is it for the better not having no alternative? Secondly Firefox IS an alternative to Chrome.
BTW, this Magic Lasso is an ad blocker for Safari.
I'm hoping this bit is what they meant
Instead of having chrome replaced by some other browser and the cycle repeating, the author might want a fair balance of different browsers eating away at their market share?
I will still recommend Firefox to regular users, and Zen for users that want something new/different (Arc users for example)
Maybe they really was comparing the dominance position only, not being a usable alternative. Although Firefox does not work for everything and Chrome or other browsers are required instead (such as streaming with Xbox games in browser), so there is that. If we only speak about market dominance and the ability to change that, yes, then I agree that Firefox/Mozilla is not in a position to do that at the moment.
Firefox should be used alone for the fact that it has superior addon support for ad blockers. That's a real world difference and reason, not just some ideology (as it was it in the past for me).
Agreed! Up till now, it was on par with chrome for functionality / user experience. Moving forward it will be better because it will still have proper ad-blockers