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   -=> Aaron Thomas wrote to Dr. What <=-   
      
    AT> Some things I've figured out since I made that post are: 1) The   
    AT> accelerated graphics feature in browsers uses the client machine's GPU   
    AT> to reduce strain on the client machine's CPU, which should improve   
    AT> performance, but at what cost? 2) My GPU is 17 years old and outdated,   
    AT> and the new Chromium engine (used by Chrome and Edge) doesn't cater to   
    AT> such old GPUs.   
      
   Then drop the Chromium engine.   
      
    AT> But they literally broke web browsing for people who use old computers   
    AT> and I don't believe that it's justified;   
      
   As a software developer, I know what a pain it is to support "old" hardware   
   while trying to make for a better experience for customers who use new hardware   
   (and expect a better experience).  So I can understand that.   
      
   But, at the root, it's the Microsoft/Apple/etc. plan to make people repurchase   
   their hardware and software all the time.   
      
    AT> I wasn't aware of this because I only began using Linux about 15 years   
    AT> ago. And I was going to ask you "What difference does it make when all   
    AT> this software is free?" But the answer to that is self-explanatory;   
    AT> it's not the money, it's the power.   
      
   Exactly.  Free and open software are outside of the control of the Elitists,   
   until they subvert and destroy it.   
      
    AT> Right. We're under their control (at times) even though they aren't   
    AT> adept at controlling things.   
      
   They can't control anything, especially when they kick all the people who can   
   actually do things off their projects.   
      
    AT> Firefox doesn't deploy graphics acceleration by default, which is   
    AT> great, but it does me little good because I don't think many people   
    AT> actually use Firefox.   
      
   Not after they made public that they spy on you and sell all that data - and   
   you have no way to opt out.   
      
    AT> I try to adapt my web apps to work well on all devices but the browser   
    AT> developers can care less about that and they're even throwing   
    AT> curveballs to it.   
      
   At this point, any web developer who writes a web site that only works on a   
   subset of browsers isn't a web developer.  He's a nepotism or DEI hire.   
      
      
   ... Anyone who remembers the 60's...wasn't there.   
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