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What's there really to improve? I don't think the experience with Firefox is fundamentally different, nor could it be made fundamentally better. It's a browser.

What's there really to improve? I don't think the experience with Firefox is fundamentally different, nor could it be made fundamentally better. It's a browser. People don't care about browsers, they care about websites. Even if Firefox were to implement some fancy feature, websites aren't going to adopt it until Chrome has it too. Sure, you could argue that Firefox doesn't track you like Chrome does. That's basically their whole marketing message. People who care about this already use Firefox, the rest just doesn't care.

eitland 6y ago
> What's there really to improve? I don't think the experience with Firefox is fundamentally different, nor could it be made fundamentally better. Ask any power user that used Firefox 5 years ago: - fix the extension API - re-enable styling - hire someone to look after the ux-team :-D (yes, I'm also one of those who dislike the moving awesomebar ;-)
dependenttypes 6y ago
> you could argue that Firefox doesn't track you like Chrome does Yeah, it tracks you more: https://twitter.com/jonathansampson/status/1165858896176660480 https://twitter.com/jonathansampson/status/11658588961766604...
- gspr 6y ago
  Not at all. All of that can be disabled. The code is all yours.
  - dependenttypes 6y ago
    > All of that can be disabled If you mean in about:config 1: they change it and add hidden options all the time (you have to browse the code to find them) and 2: this is about the first run, all of that data will be sent before you have the chance to open about:config. > The code is all yours. So is the Chromium code. Regardless, considering Mozilla's trademark policy it can't technically be disabled in firefox. > Seeing as your original comment said Chrome ... Firefox contains proprietary components too (such as EME) that you can't modify. The code is all yours in Chrome as much as it is for firefox. I personally do not buy that argument, it is like saying that firefox has an integrated emacs in it because "the code is all yours".
    - gspr 6y ago
      > So is the Chromium code. Seeing as your original comment said Chrome, that's what I'm contrasting it with.

eitland 6y ago

> What's there really to improve? I don't think the experience with Firefox is fundamentally different, nor could it be made fundamentally better. Ask any power user that used Firefox 5 years ago: - fix the extension API - re-enable styling - hire someone to look after the ux-team :-D (yes, I'm also one of those who dislike the moving awesomebar ;-)

dependenttypes 6y ago

> you could argue that Firefox doesn't track you like Chrome does Yeah, it tracks you more: https://twitter.com/jonathansampson/status/1165858896176660480 https://twitter.com/jonathansampson/status/11658588961766604...

gspr 6y ago
Not at all. All of that can be disabled. The code is all yours.
- dependenttypes 6y ago
  > All of that can be disabled If you mean in about:config 1: they change it and add hidden options all the time (you have to browse the code to find them) and 2: this is about the first run, all of that data will be sent before you have the chance to open about:config. > The code is all yours. So is the Chromium code. Regardless, considering Mozilla's trademark policy it can't technically be disabled in firefox. > Seeing as your original comment said Chrome ... Firefox contains proprietary components too (such as EME) that you can't modify. The code is all yours in Chrome as much as it is for firefox. I personally do not buy that argument, it is like saying that firefox has an integrated emacs in it because "the code is all yours".
  - gspr 6y ago
    > So is the Chromium code. Seeing as your original comment said Chrome, that's what I'm contrasting it with.