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To everyone saying this is a non issue: Like all dev teams firefox has a limited number of resources. It's not that there's anything particularly wrong about
by wdewind 17y ago
To everyone saying this is a non issue:
Like all dev teams firefox has a limited number of resources. It's not that there's anything particularly wrong about this (well there is but that's a different argument): it's that they could've been working on much more important shit. It's also another completely unnecessary moving part which, even though this one is probably relatively simple, adds unnecessary complication. From a UI dev perspective it's also a feature that isn't supported on OSX, and I assume it's also not supported on the linux versions. It's even more of a waste of a time to focus on a feature that pulls these three in different directions.
Logically: stupid. This is pretty small though, so mountains out of mole hills? Yes.
- harrybr 17y agoGiven Mozilla is well into metrics - It's very possible that they've A/B tested various landing pages, and found that the persona stuff has been generating an uplift in conversions (downloads / installations / etc), which could be why it's gaining prominence. They also track usage of and satisfaction of features in-app via projects like 'Test Pilot'. So, they might be seeing a nice adoption curve. A lot of assumptions there, but really it might boil down to how different most web users are in comparison to hacker news readers.
- cfinke 17y agoPersonas are very much supported on OSX. Where did you get your information?