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It's wild how often Mozilla asks for feedback, gets clear answers (less bloat, better performance, fix regressions), and then drops something like another rando

by KurSix 1y ago

It's wild how often Mozilla asks for feedback, gets clear answers (less bloat, better performance, fix regressions), and then drops something like another random experiment no one asked for

novaRom 1y ago
Maybe because as from another comment: "Firefox is an antitrust litigation sponge". They also absorb some useful users feedback. But do they have a real intention to increase market share (which could be done easily)? They are well paid - see in other comments how much its CEO is earning. So, "antitrust litigation sponge" sounds plausible?
supertrope 1y ago
The market often rewards bloat (more features) not technical excellence. I think a big marketing push or pre-install partnership would help them a lot. Their marketshare is now so low that web developers unironically state “Best viewed in Google Chrome” like it’s 2003 when IE6 had 95% marketshare.
- account42 1y ago
  The "market" doesn't care about Firefox at all. It has already chosen Chrome and making a second Chrome won't change that.
  - sabjut 1y ago
    "The market has already chosen Internet Explorer and making a second Internet Explorer won't change that." - This was probably said by someone in a meeting at Google in 2006
    - thesuitonym 1y ago
      Sure, but Google didn't make a second Internet Explorer, they made a new thing.
    - toast0 1y ago
      Chrome is an obvious win for Google. Rather than paying browser makers for every search, they can make one time payments to convert users to Chrome, and then get the searches for free.
      - supertrope 1y ago
        And now with their dominant position they can choke off competing ad networks by removing 3rd party cookies.
    - marcosdumay 1y ago
      Maybe the one where they decided not to make a second Internet Explorer and create a different browser? But I doubt they even considered it.
captainepoch 1y ago
I think exactly the same. It's always the same play. I guess they don't want to listen to things they need to pour money into.

by KurSix 1y ago

It's wild how often Mozilla asks for feedback, gets clear answers (less bloat, better performance, fix regressions), and then drops something like another random experiment no one asked for

novaRom 1y ago

Maybe because as from another comment: "Firefox is an antitrust litigation sponge". They also absorb some useful users feedback. But do they have a real intention to increase market share (which could be done easily)? They are well paid - see in other comments how much its CEO is earning. So, "antitrust litigation sponge" sounds plausible?

supertrope 1y ago

The market often rewards bloat (more features) not technical excellence. I think a big marketing push or pre-install partnership would help them a lot. Their marketshare is now so low that web developers unironically state “Best viewed in Google Chrome” like it’s 2003 when IE6 had 95% marketshare.

account42 1y ago
The "market" doesn't care about Firefox at all. It has already chosen Chrome and making a second Chrome won't change that.
- sabjut 1y ago
  "The market has already chosen Internet Explorer and making a second Internet Explorer won't change that." - This was probably said by someone in a meeting at Google in 2006
  - thesuitonym 1y ago
    Sure, but Google didn't make a second Internet Explorer, they made a new thing.
  - toast0 1y ago
    Chrome is an obvious win for Google. Rather than paying browser makers for every search, they can make one time payments to convert users to Chrome, and then get the searches for free.
    - supertrope 1y ago
      And now with their dominant position they can choke off competing ad networks by removing 3rd party cookies.
  - marcosdumay 1y ago
    Maybe the one where they decided not to make a second Internet Explorer and create a different browser? But I doubt they even considered it.

captainepoch 1y ago

I think exactly the same. It's always the same play. I guess they don't want to listen to things they need to pour money into.