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In human communication, speech is generally categorized into either conveyance of information or conveyance of emotion. My comment was the latter. I wasn't tryi

In human communication, speech is generally categorized into either conveyance of information or conveyance of emotion. My comment was the latter. I wasn't trying to write a dissertation on exactly how much faster or slower Firefox Preview is. I installed an app, perceived it as faster, and conveyed my emotional response, as indicated with my choice of language such as "holy cow" and "I wish I had tried it earlier." Perception is all that matters with software anyway. Even if it isn't technically faster, it can still be better if it feels faster, which it does to me.

bscphil 6y ago
For sure - I'm glad you're enjoying the new Firefox. One issue, though, is that you didn't use the word "faster" in your comment, you just said it was "a stark improvement". I guess what I'm concerned is illustrated by the following thought experiment. Suppose you took the old Firefox for Android code base, and re-released it as "Firefox Preview" with a prominent badge "now 20% faster!". Would you see glowing reports by users on forums talking about how much better it is? I think you would. The only way around that (as far as I can see) is to try to do objective measurements or screen recordings and find out if there's a real difference. Again, not intending to put a damper on your personal experience with and enjoyment of the new browser. Just some thoughts about what's a fairly common comment on articles like this one.
- bscphil 6y ago
  Kinda funny that a bunch of accounts came through and downvoted everything I said, in this thread, whereas my comments were previously highly upvoted. I'll take the fact that no one has bothered giving any kind of counter-argument as strong confirming evidence that I'm right, but touching a nerve someone has. So thanks for that!
  - TheAdamAndChe 6y ago
    If I argued with everyone willing to argue with me, I would never stop typing. I explained how my comment wasn't a technical comment yet you still tried to talk technicalities with me, so I disengaged. Btw if you take "nobody argued with me" as evidence that you're right, you're gonna end up with a warped worldview.
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bscphil 6y ago

For sure - I'm glad you're enjoying the new Firefox. One issue, though, is that you didn't use the word "faster" in your comment, you just said it was "a stark improvement". I guess what I'm concerned is illustrated by the following thought experiment. Suppose you took the old Firefox for Android code base, and re-released it as "Firefox Preview" with a prominent badge "now 20% faster!". Would you see glowing reports by users on forums talking about how much better it is? I think you would. The only way around that (as far as I can see) is to try to do objective measurements or screen recordings and find out if there's a real difference. Again, not intending to put a damper on your personal experience with and enjoyment of the new browser. Just some thoughts about what's a fairly common comment on articles like this one.

bscphil 6y ago
Kinda funny that a bunch of accounts came through and downvoted everything I said, in this thread, whereas my comments were previously highly upvoted. I'll take the fact that no one has bothered giving any kind of counter-argument as strong confirming evidence that I'm right, but touching a nerve someone has. So thanks for that!
- TheAdamAndChe 6y ago
  If I argued with everyone willing to argue with me, I would never stop typing. I explained how my comment wasn't a technical comment yet you still tried to talk technicalities with me, so I disengaged. Btw if you take "nobody argued with me" as evidence that you're right, you're gonna end up with a warped worldview.

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