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This site just hates Mozilla for all kinds of reasons. I agree completely with your point though. Mozilla would be sorely missed were they to disappear, and mov

• orra 4y ago
  TBF the disdain for Mozilla is not a universal sentiment, but it's absurdly pervasive. There's the same nonsense on reddit at /r/linux.
• dns_snek 4y ago
  How is Mozilla != Firefox when that's the only product keeping them relevant?
  • orra 4y ago
    Firefox is by far their biggest success. That's precisely why it's absurd to criticise them for branching out.
    • Adraghast 4y ago
      Can you elaborate? Sounds like a non sequitur to me.
• computerfriend 4y ago
  Moves like this are in line with them disappearing. Which I do think may be one of their goals.
• vorpalhex 4y ago
  What has Mozilla done that isn't Firefox or a PR fluff piece? Even Thunderbird was spun out.
• vasco 4y ago
  Mozilla you remember has disappeared long ago. One look at their financials tells you all you need to know about what they care about nowadays, which seems to be to pay leadership large salaries.
• amjd 4y ago
  You fail to see that the criticism comes from rooting for Firefox and Mozilla through all these years and seeing them focus on everything other than their main product. I'm willingly to bet HN has a much higher percentage of Firefox users than the internet average, and we are all tired and disappointed in Mozilla's current leadership because they've failed to innovate and keep the browser competitive.