Firefox 57 as the first release where only WebExtensions will be supported

Re:Firefox 57 as the first release where only WebExtensions ... by icebraining on Saturday February 18, 2017 @11:40AM (#13675375)

Lots of other browsers used to do the same thing Firefox does, and chose to use a webextension-like model instead.

Really? Name three.

Your arguments may be true, yet they fail to answer the question: "If you hamstring the addons and make everything chrome/chromium like, what's the reasons to use FF then?" If Chrome made all the right decisions, we might as well kill off the Firefox project.

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Re:Firefox 57 as the first release where only WebExtensions ... by acdha on Saturday February 18, 2017 @11:53AM (#13675457)

Internet Explorer followed the same path. Edge is more restrictive for the same reasons which the Mozilla developers have discussed at length: security and reliability suffered and users inevitably blame the browser for the results.

Here's a comparison: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-edge/extensions/m...

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Re:Firefox 57 as the first release where only WebExtensions ... by untog on Saturday February 18, 2017 @11:46AM (#13675426)

Your comment assumes that add-ons are the only reason anyone would ever use Firefox. Personally, I don't use many add-ons, and if Firefox is faster or more battery optimised than Chrome, I'll use it.

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Re:Firefox 57 as the first release where only WebExtensions ... by icebraining on Saturday February 18, 2017 @11:55AM (#13675470)

Addons are what makes Firefox different. Trading loyal users for those who switch based on circumstantial positions seems absurd to me.

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