The writer recounts abandoning Firefox after growing frustrated with Mozilla's AI strategy and repeated site compatibility problems - issues he attributes to developers not testing with Firefox’s small market share. He tried Vivaldi but rejected it for an overly busy UI and persistent problems like broken light/dark theme switching. He then installed Brave, disabled its crypto and AI features, and found it reliable on both Ubuntu and Android: a familiar, uncluttered interface that renders pages correctly, supports dark mode switching, and “gets out of the way” without trying to do everything.
His conclusion is pragmatic: Brave has become his primary browser because it simply works, and he will keep using it for the foreseeable future unless Firefox becomes relevant again. He acknowledges the problematic history of Brave’s founder but separates personal views from software quality, arguing that using Brave doesn’t imply endorsement. Vivaldi remains on his machine as a backup; he will switch to it only if it achieves parity with Brave on Linux - especially fixing theme switching - and if its ethics align more closely with his own.
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