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by bubblethink 2835 days ago
Android performance, scrolling etc. still isn't up to par. Firefox has ublock origin, cookie auto-delete, containers etc. I don't know if any other open android browser offers these. And that's huge. If they get it up to par, and make some deals with OEMs to bundle firefox, that should help adoption.
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majewsky 2835 days ago
> make some deals with OEMs to bundle [Firefox for Android]

1. Using what budget exactly?

2. Most of those OEMs are already bundling Chrome in order to get the Play Store.

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bubblethink 2835 days ago
>1. Using what budget exactly?

I mean they wanted to build an entire phone OS, and get OEMs to ship that. Shipping a browser should be more manageable, don't you think ?

>2. Most of those OEMs are already bundling Chrome in order to get the Play Store.

Exactly. Most OEMs bundle chrome + other third party browsers depending on their deals and motivations. The play store contract doesn't prevent them from bundling additional browsers.

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