"I have waited for this to happen for years. Still waiting. Instead, alternative browsers based on Gecko turned to WebKit, or vanished." I have long wondered w

"I have waited for this to happen for years. Still waiting. Instead, alternative browsers based on Gecko turned to WebKit, or vanished." I have long wondered why Mozilla hasn't worked on a embeddable Gecko engine as an alternative to Electron. The Mozilla alternative could be promoted as a modular, cross-platform component but in a stripped-down, faster and less memory hungry form than Electron (assuming these features can be achieved). The traction that Electron has gained as a cross-platform option for building apps is huge. It's only set to get bigger (whether for better or worse). Imagine if Gecko was in this space competing with Electron. Imagine if thousands of developers place their trust in Mozilla because they have built their cross-platform apps using Gecko. They want to see Mozilla grow and succeed - they have a stake in seeing Gecko development continue. As you lament, it is probably too late (or too unrealistic) for this to happen. As you say, a very long time ago, Mozilla did have the option to embed Gecko into apps. It was never well-documented and what documentation existed was outdated and lacking in any helpful details.