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If ladybird becomes popular, it will see a similar segment of detractors as well. No product can appeal to everyone. This is why you need multiple options for different segments.


Either you dont know or dont care. This didn't happen over night.

The community members had a huge voice in the project. They were part of the releases. And I dont remember what they were called. Community managers?? They pushed them off and took all their access and privileges systematically. Which led to an exodus of them back in 2015? '16? Or was it in '13?

Am just waiting for Firefox to show ads since they have acquired anonym - behavioral ad company which is essentially surveillance data economy.


Well, Ladybird appears to be getting a headstart on having detractors.[0]

[0]: https://drewdevault.com/2025/09/24/2025-09-24-Cloudflare-and...


That person, while clearly smart, is a bit of a professional detractor. So don’t mind him.


That's the law of averages, and it is not a law. Different things are actually different, not all the same in the end.




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