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Firefox had them. In fact, it had them since version 4 [1]. Then Firefox got rid of them again [2]. For no clear reason. And then Chrome copied the idea. And th
by TheRealPomax 3y ago
Firefox had them. In fact, it had them since version 4 [1]. Then Firefox got rid of them again [2]. For no clear reason. And then Chrome copied the idea. And that's just a messed up timeline of events.
[1] https://blog.mozilla.org/en/mozilla/firefox-4-beta-updated-with-sync-and-panorama/ https://blog.mozilla.org/en/mozilla/firefox-4-beta-updated-w...
[2] https://venturebeat.com/mobile/mozilla-is-removing-tab-groups-and-complete-themes-from-firefox/ https://venturebeat.com/mobile/mozilla-is-removing-tab-group...
- seba_dos1 3y agoIt still lives on as an extension: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/panorama-view/ https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/panorama-view...
- TheRealPomax 3y agoBut it should never have needed to be one. Every extension is an increase in security exploit surface. They removed it because "it wasn't popular enough", rather than "it had problems that don't have the capacity to fix" in a period where they had no idea what to do with FF in order to not bleed money all over the floor. Removing it was a short sighted decision that did nothing to push the needle up.