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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?

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[–] FilthyShrooms@lemmy.world 29 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

"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"

[–] PhatInferno@midwest.social 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] starman@programming.dev 16 points 1 year ago

More like: "You mean facebook?"