It can never be if you like it you can keep it.
I have Flock and do not have near the issues.
Are these other browsers like the aftermentioned and opera to go in that heap?
Firefox went from being a fine replacement to ie to now being as unmanagable. Though there are still those that sware by it.

I notice when European governments switched more over to Windows based systems that the freedom of choice in operating systems went way down.
I would rather be an optimist and say "hooray!" for progress.

Well, at least it might stop them up a little with spying on people for a day.