In my opinion, notifications are poor UI solution: - they distract attention - they obstruct content below - they disappear quickly Also this allows the sit

In my opinion, notifications are poor UI solution: - they distract attention - they obstruct content below - they disappear quickly Also this allows the site to monitor whether user's computer is on or off even if all the tabs with the site are closed. In Windows XP the way for an app to ask for user's attention was to highlight app's button on the taskbar (it also could flash several times which I never liked). While this is a little bit distracting too, it is still much better than Android-style notifications. With Windows XP, you can switch to the app when you have time. Browser push notifications were designed with interests of developers in mind, not with interests of users. A better solution might be to highlight the tab that needs user's attention and highlight browser's button on the taskbar. On the other side, Android-style, annoying notifications might be easier to notice and understand for users who don't understand computers well. I think Firefox devs should also consider switching from Android-style distracting notifications to time-tested solution from Windows XP. I don't think the ideas from the article will work. For example, they suggest to show an icon in the address bar but there are already too much icons and users might not notice it. And if you allow to show permission popup only after click, then sites will show it after you click anything.