Let me start this letter by asking you, the reader, a question. How much do you really use the internet?
By "really" I mean the real use of the internet: information, entertainment and resources in a plain text document, with some images and files attached to it. The word "internet" has become a very open word in terms of definition, don't you think? The "internet" could mean the Internet of Things (IoT), the World Wide Web (WWW), the protocols that deliver the information that many of us take for granted (TCP/IP) or even the whole idea of instant communication and funny cat stickers.
Something that cannot be denied is the fact that, in one way or another, some big companies have helped make this "revolutionary" idea by influencing the industry with their devices. For example, one of the reasons why Adobe Flash disappeared was because the iPhone, one of the most advanced devices in 2007, didn't include Adobe's software. There's a very good reason for why they made that decision, explained in this letter made by Steve Jobs. Some of these decisions have been considered great moves nowadays, just like the example I gave before, and have helped make the World Wide Web a better place.
Nowadays, however, things are not the same anymore. Apple nowadays is less in favor of open source (remember that one of the facts for Apple to finally include the USB-C connector in their smartphone is because of the EU's laws) and Google is constantly fighting with their community, trying to take advantage of their web browser and search engine monopoly to earn bigger profits. The internet just doesn't seem fun anymore, and there seems to be a "new internet" being talked about, commonly known as Web3.0. This new concept would change the world, probably creating environments such as the ones in the movies Ready Player One and The Circle, where VR is the next step in social interaction, "everyone shares everything" and "there shouldn't be a reason to care about privacy if you aren't a criminal".
The truth is that the whole idea of the Internet is rapidly changing. Older phones and computers can't keep up, prices are getting higher for worse products, and many electronic devices are starting to require the internet by default, even if the only thing it does is create another security and privacy hole in your home.
You may be thinking right now, "but what does all of this have to do with Firefox?". Well, my dear reader, I think that some companies, like the Mozilla Foundation, are really trying to avoid this. The Firefox web browser is one of the best ones out there, and their integration with multiple devices with their sync function is great (Brave's sync is also good, but that one isn't as straightforward as the typical "email-and-password" accounts). Firefox is a great browser, and it's a shame that very few people use it.
Mozilla has also done great projects, some for the better, and some for the worse. One that is very interesting is Firefox OS, a simple operating system designed to work with phones by only using Web Apps (similar to Chrome OS). Today, that OS has become KaiOS, an operating system designed for feature phones. Other Mozilla projects have great privacy advantages, like Thunderbird (an e-mail app) or Firefox Relay (a VPN).
To sum up, I'll say this: the web will never be the same again, but instead of following the "Google way", why don't you try Firefox, one of the oldest pieces of software and probably the last of non Chromium-based web browsers?