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Why Mozilla Is Committed To Using Gecko
Ars Technica has published an article about Mozilla's commitment to use the Gecko rendering engine instead of using Webkit, which was adopted by Apple and Google for use in the Safari and Chrome browsers. I have been using Chrome on my work PC and find many of its features compelling, and wonder how soon we will see its best innovations in Firefox. Why is Gecko worth keeping if it is outdated and bloated?
I got a quote that was about 25% higher than my rate with State Farm and promptly closed the browser window. Then, a couple months later, I get a call from Geico (at 9 in the morning, which for me is a really fucking annoying time to be woken up by an insurance company). They're offering an even lower rate, which STILL ends up being 10% higher than what I pay my good neighbor who's always there. After all the fucking commercials I've endured over the years, you'd think they could muster a lower rate. I just hung up on the bastard when I heard the 6-month premium spew out his mouth.
WHO NEEDS SHIFT WHEN YOU HAVE CAPSLOCK/ DAMN1
That's basically my experience. I got a free quote, and they were 20% higher than I was paying to Amica. I never heard of Amica until a friend got rear ended by one of their customers. We were both shocked at how professional and decent they were. So, almost everyone we knew switched. They said they get a lot of new customers that way. As I recall, they were higher than Farmers when I was with them as well.
I don't know, but it works for me.
So are they. Apparently you've never been to Buffalo.
Try not to take me more seriously than I take myself.
That's why I never insure with anyone who advertises heavily. That money has to come from somewhere.
Yeah, it's off-topic, but what the hell... I hate Geico. I was going through them for a while and all was well... then at every renewal, they would raise my rates a little. I called to ask why and they just said "costs are going up everywhere... everyone is doing it." What a lie. When you are with an insurance company for a couple of years or more and have no incidents, your rates should go down and that is what everyone else does... just not Geico. So I switched away from Geico, got a lower rate and never looked back. I have gotten occasional mails asking me to come back but they go in the trash.
GEICO, you suck. GEICO, you lie to customers. GEICO, you falsely advertise. GEICO, you should be shut down.
Just went to their site.
They won't even give you an online quote if you've had a ticket in the past 3 years.
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