[chrisoconnell]

It unfortunately requires an account to use the browser at all.

A browser, un no circumstances, should be log-in walled.

Seemed like a great user experience as a browser, but unfortunately I uninstalled it as soon as I launched it to a sign in screen.

[JohnFen]

> It unfortunately requires an account to use the browser at all.

It does? Well, that's a showstopper right there. At least I know I can safely ignore this browser from here on out, though. Thank you!

[1123581321]

I remember you! You posted something similar about Arc a few months ago in a thread I started. I hope you can ignore it this time. :)

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35086116

[JohnFen]

You're so right! I'd forgotten. It will probably happen again -- I'll forget about Arc and then reinvestigate it. Apologies for the redundancy. :)

[distortedsignal]

I think this is the Ouroboros of curiosity - discovery, investigation, disappointment, amnesia. If it doesn't catch, we don't really remember it. This seems very human.

[1123581321]

I'm like that with a couple of hole-in-the-wall restaurants in the area that people hype, but aren't actually good. I forget their names and visit every few years.

[JohnFen]

I've watched Prometheus three times because of this. I keep forgetting not only that I've seen it, but that it's awful.

[racl101]

Yeah, I bailed as soon as I got the prompt. No way Hose-A.

[fragmede]

> A browser, un no circumstances, should be log-in walled.

Why? Not that Arc does this, but in today's modern world, we're two device creatures; a smartphone and a laptop. How do you connect the two if not with some sort of login?

[zzo38computer]

What if you do not want to connect the two (e.g. because you do not have two, or just because you want separate files on each)?

[Timshel]

Well from the privacy policy :

> Why do we collect personal data? > Protect against fraud, or implement additional security measures.

Another play on the verified human angle ?