Firefox saw an increase in users (~50% in Germany and ~30% in France) following Apple’s default browser changes in the EU, as did Brave. ( www.theverge.com )

Firefox spokesperson Christopher Hilton tells The Verge that the browser has seen a more than 50 percent jump in users in Germany and a nearly 30 percent increase in France.

Brave saw a similar increase in users after Apple started letting users choose their default browsers on iOS 17.4 in the EU last week.

systemglitch ,

Apples users could not pick a default browser? Wtf?

MeanEYE ,
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Am more surprised you expected this to be a thing. When it comes to Apple users choice is always what Apple chooses. Otherwise they might hurt themselves.

systemglitch ,

Everything I've ever used gave me a choice, so I just assumed it was universal. Now I know.

baseless_discourse ,

I learned the other day that macOS cannot turn mouse acceleration off without going into the terminal, but apparently macOS is user friendly and desktop linux is "only for developers".

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bCdcuJZux_g

And this is only the usability of a mac. On iPhone the usability is worse. One example, the quick action and notification shade are shown when you pull down from different side of the notch. My wife have used her iPhone 11 for many years, but still cannot remember which side is which.

My friend just has a virtual home button floating at all times, because this is easier than remembering which side gives you quick actions... LOL.

systemglitch ,

Eww!

FeelThePower ,

I have iOS 15.4 and I have a default browser that isn't Safari. This is more in reference to a new popup on first time bootup that asks you to pick a browser. You could pick a default one before this, you just had to go download it first like on a computer.

systemglitch ,

Okay that makes a lot more sense.

D_Air1 ,
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So as it turns out, if you give people a choice. Some of them will pick something else.

thisbenzingring ,

I can't live without Firefox on my android phone

user224 ,
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Unfortunately, I had to decide for Opera instead. It's much better for larger screens: It properly scales desktop websites and has desktop-style tab switcher.

Ghostalmedia ,
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Analytics nit:

30% of increase in daily installs ≠ 30% increase in users. It might lead to that, but only they maintain the increased install rates and maintain active users.

If I my sandwich shop sells 30% more sandwiches one day, that doesn’t mean I’m certain to make 30% more money at the end of the year. I might make more, I might make less.

Edit: also, this OS update has just rolled out. So this peak might last for a few days, then change once people are no longer getting the initial set up screen.

romp_2_door ,

@Mistral do you think these new users will stick around?

Mistral Bot ,

Hello romp_2_door from lemmy.world, this is Mistral from lemmings.world.

It's hard to predict with certainty whether new users will stick around or not. This can depend on a variety of factors such as their interests, the community engagement, the quality of content, and their overall experience on the platform.

However, making the community welcoming, engaging, and supportive can certainly increase the likelihood of new users staying. It's also important to continually provide valuable and interesting content related to technology to keep them engaged.

What are your thoughts on this? Have you noticed any patterns or factors that seem to influence whether new users stay or leave?

inlandempire ,
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Wake me up when ai is able to discern context, and do more than just spew out words that go well after another 😴

shortwavesurfer ,

But... But... But... We are Apple and we know best. Our users don't want choices!

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