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I kept with firefox through it all but started use Chrome for dev exclusively. The only reason I stuck with firefox was Tree Style Tabs. While I'm delighted at
by shady-lady 9y ago
I kept with firefox through it all but started use Chrome for dev exclusively.
The only reason I stuck with firefox was Tree Style Tabs.
While I'm delighted at their recent improvements, I still can't help but wonder if they are putting the ~500 million they get each year to good use.
There are still features in the browser that are quite lacking:
- history -> history viewer is still so ~basic~. most query constructs that could be run against the history db should be exposed through the UI.
I also think it would be great if I could see the path I took to a url history(e.g. linked browsing)
- sync isn't done. I feel sync should also sync settings* from about:config & extension settings. I also would like to see the upper limit massively bumped up from the Mozilla sync service.
These may seem like big asks but Mozilla is taking in 1/2 billion a year [1]
* for those settings where it makes sense to sync.
[1] https://www.computerworld.com/article/3240008/web-browsers/mozillas-record-2016-revenue-funded-its-firefox-quantum-browser.html https://www.computerworld.com/article/3240008/web-browsers/m...
- johnp_ 9y ago> * for those settings where it makes sense to sync. What makes sense for one person may not make sense for the next. That's why it's configurable: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Archive/Mozilla/Firefox_Sync/Syncing_custom_preferences https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Archive/Mozilla/Fir...
- dblohm7 9y ago> These may seem like big asks but Mozilla is taking in 1/2 billion a year It takes a huge amount of money to build and maintain a modern web engine and browser.
- jochung 9y agoMozilla is like a modern American university. There is a parasitic growth attached that is only concerned with funneling more resources to itself in the form of bureaucrats and intersectional evangelists.