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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)

submitted 5 months ago by ForgottenFlux@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world

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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.

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[–] Ghostalmedia@lemmy.world 47 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (3 children)

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.

[–] abhibeckert@lemmy.world 11 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

30% of increase in daily installs ≠ 30% increase in users.

Yeah the lemmy headline is poorly written (the source article is pretty clear).

Still 30% is a substantial jump and will eventually turn into a bunch more money for FireFox - a good thing if you ask me.

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.

It costs money to make sandwiches. Mozilla doesn't even pay for bandwidth (Apple has that covered) - so the FireFox iOS app essentially only has overheads. Which means more users will be pure profit.

[–] le_saucisson_masquay@sh.itjust.works 2 points 5 months ago

Yes, and I’ll add that 30% is nothing is still nothing. Firefox and brave share on iOS are very small. This is great for customer choice but until there is real chromium and blink browser available there won’t be any real intensive to switch. Firefox already said they are not that interested, now it’s up to Google and then we can maybe have brave and other chromium clone.

[–] A_Random_Idiot@lemmy.world 1 points 5 months ago

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.

That analogy only works if you buy the sandwich once, and it stays in your house forever no matter how much you eat it.