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> I should write a "I'm perfectly happy with Firefox, happier than I would be with any other browser" blog post and see if it gets any attention. And here I wa

> I should write a "I'm perfectly happy with Firefox, happier than I would be with any other browser" blog post and see if it gets any attention. And here I was thinking the post missed a lot of issues maybe I should create another blog post. Stop defending something that really has issues. This fanboy behaviour ends up hurting the very thing we love.

tomrod 5y ago
Agreed with you. FF was my main mobile browser when I could -block ads -modify default text size (so I could read websites like old.reddit.com without having to zoom in) There were a whole lot of other great features that weren't dealbreakers without. Now? It's just weird.
- hammyhavoc 5y ago
  What's weird about it? Works how I would expect.
  - tomrod 5y ago
    The article mentions some of the many bugs one can anticipate.
II2II 5y ago
Saying that you're happier with a certain product than the competition is not fanboy behavior and should not be taken to mean a product is without fault, particularly when it relates to the use of other people. It is also less destructive behavior than a laundry list of faults with little acknowledgement of benefits, particularly when those faults will only be encountered by a fraction of the user base. As for my experiences with Fenix, aside from a rocky ride when it was first introduced, it has been positive. This is coming from a person who prefers incremental change and frowns upon massive changes.
hammyhavoc 5y ago
Constructive criticism is important. However, praising things that are working well when everybody else is layering on the negativity with a trowel regarding the "death" of Firefox, and how it is a "mess" is important so that we don't end up with more undesirable changes made.
- tomrod 5y ago
  A bit of pushback here. There are a small, vocal contingent* of users who like to sing the praises and drown out real concerns. * based on Play store reviews versus the vociferous defense one finds on here & r/technology when the issue is raised

tomrod 5y ago

Agreed with you. FF was my main mobile browser when I could -block ads -modify default text size (so I could read websites like old.reddit.com without having to zoom in) There were a whole lot of other great features that weren't dealbreakers without. Now? It's just weird.

hammyhavoc 5y ago
What's weird about it? Works how I would expect.
- tomrod 5y ago
  The article mentions some of the many bugs one can anticipate.

II2II 5y ago

Saying that you're happier with a certain product than the competition is not fanboy behavior and should not be taken to mean a product is without fault, particularly when it relates to the use of other people. It is also less destructive behavior than a laundry list of faults with little acknowledgement of benefits, particularly when those faults will only be encountered by a fraction of the user base. As for my experiences with Fenix, aside from a rocky ride when it was first introduced, it has been positive. This is coming from a person who prefers incremental change and frowns upon massive changes.

hammyhavoc 5y ago

Constructive criticism is important. However, praising things that are working well when everybody else is layering on the negativity with a trowel regarding the "death" of Firefox, and how it is a "mess" is important so that we don't end up with more undesirable changes made.

tomrod 5y ago
A bit of pushback here. There are a small, vocal contingent* of users who like to sing the praises and drown out real concerns. * based on Play store reviews versus the vociferous defense one finds on here & r/technology when the issue is raised