Had to do that to do my fucking MATH HOMEWORK because Pearson “doesn’t work with Linux”. Switched my user agent to windows and all of a sudden it works just fine
I wish Mozilla would use some of their millions to bring a class action lawsuit against sites that pointlessly lock people out just because they’re not using Chrome/Safari/Edge.
I doubt it’s malice as often as a cost saving measure presented in a scummy/lazy way.
The simple fact is that all browsers load pages differently.
If you want to minimise cost, you’ll optimise the site to the most popular browsers.
Firefox, unfortunately, is at the very bottom of the popular browser list.
There’s absolutely nothing else that most sites gain by promoting Google.
Except, as of recent, a lower likelihood of user having an ad blocker.
Reporting it to Mozilla can still help. Firefox has a built-in list of sites to fake the user agent header for, reporting it could land this site on that list as well.
Yup, I like using a combo of ungoogled chromium and librewolf depending on which works better for certain websites or web apps . To me, Linux is about using the right tool for the job.
It sure would be nice to have WebSerial as well. For some reason Mozilla seems to think users can’t be trusted with it. They could at least add a compile time option to enable it. If someone knows how to compile a browser, they are probably smart enough not to give random websites access to their devices.
“Do you want to import your settings from your previous browser?”
“Do you want to make Chrome your default browser?”
“Are you sure?”
FUCK OFF, I’M ONLY USING THIS STUPID PROGRAM BECAUSE MY ASSHOLE UTILITY COMPANY’S WEBSITE DOESN’T WORK WITH FIREFOX
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Had to do that to do my fucking MATH HOMEWORK because Pearson “doesn’t work with Linux”. Switched my user agent to windows and all of a sudden it works just fine
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I wish Mozilla would use some of their millions to bring a class action lawsuit against sites that pointlessly lock people out just because they’re not using Chrome/Safari/Edge.
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They already did. We are the other universe.
Report the error to the company and to Mozilla.
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Oh, I agree with you. But the more we publicize this, the more pressure we can apply to site devs to support multiple browsers.
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I doubt it’s malice as often as a cost saving measure presented in a scummy/lazy way.
The simple fact is that all browsers load pages differently.
If you want to minimise cost, you’ll optimise the site to the most popular browsers.
Firefox, unfortunately, is at the very bottom of the popular browser list.
There’s absolutely nothing else that most sites gain by promoting Google.
Except, as of recent, a lower likelihood of user having an ad blocker.
In the case of Pearson, malice is a safe assumption.
Reporting it to Mozilla can still help. Firefox has a built-in list of sites to fake the user agent header for, reporting it could land this site on that list as well.
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Oh yeah, not just UA overrides but other fixes as well. You can see them at about:compat
Thanks! I’ll have to give that a try.
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And for when switching user agents doesn’t work: ungoogled chromium saves the day
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Yup, I like using a combo of ungoogled chromium and librewolf depending on which works better for certain websites or web apps . To me, Linux is about using the right tool for the job.
I cannot wait for Firefox to finally support WebUSB.
^(I literally cannot wait, it’ll never happen…)
YES. I have to keep chrome installed on at least one desktop or laptop if I want to flash firmware on ESP devices.
It sure would be nice to have WebSerial as well. For some reason Mozilla seems to think users can’t be trusted with it. They could at least add a compile time option to enable it. If someone knows how to compile a browser, they are probably smart enough not to give random websites access to their devices.
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That’s why its called “Bloatware”