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Re:Firefox Launches More Experimental Features by jgruen on Sunday October 16, 2016 @04:53AM (#12717700)
Hello had browser sharing built in for awhile, but nobody used it, so we took out the feature in 49.

Test Pilot is, at least in part, a program intended to let us develop ideas in the open without the cost and complexity of shipping to millions of Firefox users. Whether or not you choose to install these experiments is entirely discretionary.

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Re:Firefox Launches More Experimental Features by stephenr on Sunday October 16, 2016 @05:00AM (#12717715)
Why does a browser developer need to invest time in a screenshot tool?

How are the two at all related?

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Re:Firefox Launches More Experimental Features by jgruen on Sunday October 16, 2016 @05:10AM (#12717744)
Simply, our user testing (with Windows users in particular) suggests it's a feature people find useful. We're using Test Pilot to learn a bit more, that's all.

I only mentioned screen sharing because of the comment about Chrome's sharing feature (of which I was unaware, but will check out).

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Re:Firefox Launches More Experimental Features by the_duke on Sunday October 16, 2016 @06:07AM (#12717874)
I find it useful.
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