> And yes, it was a deliberate decision, but not for the profit motivations you're suggesting. It was based on maintainability and developer velocity, when we r

> And yes, it was a deliberate decision, but not for the profit motivations you're suggesting. It was based on maintainability and developer velocity, when we realized we were not going to out-compete Google with engineer headcount. We had to simplify and reduce our nonessential complexity overhead. How naive to think that copying your competitor makes you gain many users! Edit (references): 1. https://www.dedoimedo.com/computers/firefox-addons-future.html https://www.dedoimedo.com/computers/firefox-addons-future.ht... 2. https://www.dedoimedo.com/computers/firefox-29-sucks.html https://www.dedoimedo.com/computers/firefox-29-sucks.html 3. https://www.dedoimedo.com/computers/firefox-suckfest.html https://www.dedoimedo.com/computers/firefox-suckfest.html 4. https://www.dedoimedo.com/computers/firefox-disable-australis.html https://www.dedoimedo.com/computers/firefox-disable-australi...