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I know this sounds like it's making a point, but... Do we have any intuition for the resources dedicated to the side projects versus the ones dedicated to the c
by glenstein 2y ago
I know this sounds like it's making a point, but... Do we have any intuition for the resources dedicated to the side projects versus the ones dedicated to the core development and whether they subtracted from development? Was one project equivalent to 10% less resources on core browser development equivalent to 5% loss of market share? One percent? Ten percent?
I feel like once you state these questions out loud it becomes clear that none of this cause and effect necessary to make the argument work is being critically thought through at all.
There was a time when this complaint about core browser experience had some legitimacy and that was in the 2010s up through 2016. They rebuilt their whole engine into Quantum in 2017, which was a major leap forward. And ever since then the differences have been real, but subtle. Meanwhile Google has leveraged its dominant position in search, and it's major investments into Android and Chromebooks to push people to its browser. They've also used their revenue to invest in an embrace extend extinguish strategy in the browser space.
The vast majority of the vibes about Mozilla transgressions are more like a self-perpetuating oral tradition than a thoughtful narrative grounded in causality.