cross-posted from: https://kbin.social/m/firefox@lemmy.ml/t/476611
What if we got to easily choose our web browser, and didn’t have to rely on complex operating system settings to change the pre-installed default?
Do you keep the default browser on your Linux distro, or do you change it? If yes, why?
There is literally no way 98% of people even know what a browser is
“You know the app you use to connect to the internet? Would you like to be able to choose which app to use?”
“Cool, I’ll mark you as yes, just like everyone else”
Yes, the percentage is high. Most people would be annoyed to have another selection screen in the setup process.
But I do think I saw more people using non-Google search engines since Google was forced to provide a search engine selection screen in the setup process.
my gf’s mom ended up a firefox user because it had the cute fox logo, she didn’t even know what it was called
To me it sounds like an idea most people would say is a good idea because people like choice on principle, but the vast majority of people will then just use Chrome anyway.
If you ever see a headline that says “x% of people believe/want/feel y”, it’s nonsense. You can manufacture a crooked methodology to get x% of people to say anything.
“Can I have a minute of your time? There has been evidence that people who use alternative browsers are more likely to commit acts of terrorism and human trafficking. Would you be in favour of more support for alternative browsers, or would you rather have higher quality public schools?”
And just like magic, you can now write a headline that only 2% of people want a browser choice screen.
This is about Windows, why did you post it here?
The study is also about Android. But the main reason I crossposted here is because I was curious what the opinion of this community about browser screens in the setup process is.
Our research involved 12,000 people in Germany, Spain and Poland setting up a highly realistic virtual Windows or Android device.
https://research.mozilla.org/browser-competition/choicescreen/
Edit: I believe that this study is also applicable to desktop Linux users, since those are generally more tech-savy.
I’ve been trying Librewolf as a Flatpak on my work machine lately and it’s going great! It’s really a no-BS Firefox + privacy settings by default; love it. But in general I keep the default Firefox that come with my distro.
What percentage of users know what browser they want to use but also find the process of downloading and installing one complex?
I usually install like 4 browsers, and keep a chromium one for a few tabs that for whatever reason are hostile to the others
