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The problem here is Zawinski's law: > Every program attempts to expand until it can read mail. Those programs which cannot so expand are replaced by ones whic
by ajsnigrutin 1y ago
The problem here is Zawinski's law:
> Every program attempts to expand until it can read mail. Those programs which cannot so expand are replaced by ones which can.
Or the newer version:
> My point was not about copycats, it was about platformization. Apps that you "live in" all day have pressure to become everything and do everything. An app for editing text becomes an IDE, then an OS. An app for displaying hypertext documents becomes a mail reader, then an OS.
So in turn, every product becomes bloatware that needs more money to maintain and more users to get more money.
- datadrivenangel 1y agoAlso competitive pressures mean that good apps often get crowded out by bloatware and so have to become bloatware to compete...
- mdaniel 1y agoor the modern version: s/bloatware/AI/ he said, typing from Firefox with its new "open AI chatbot" sidebar button
- mostlysimilar 1y agoset browser.ml.chat.enabled to false in about:config
- mdaniel 1y agoI don't know why they defaulted to placing it right next to my back button, but you inspired me to check and yes, one can right-click and either remove that dumb Sidebars button or hide it in the overflow menu