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Re:Proposal to start a new implementation of Thunderbird bas... by interfixus on Thursday April 20, 2017 @11:41PM (#14162946)
They are rewriting Firefox out of any relevance. They had a distinct product with unique features. It has been loosing uniqueness, usability and mindshare ever since they began shadowing everything the Google guys did. Now they're going all in, turning the thing into a functional Chrome clone. Once the user base drops below a certain percentage, there will be no point for anyone in sponsoring the show any longer.

Me, I was a loyal user since the Phoenix days. I have recently Firefox. It is not unusable yet, but it will be in about half a year.

Re:Proposal to start a new implementation of Thunderbird bas... by JadeNB on Saturday April 22, 2017 @03:58PM (#14174420)
I also started with Phoenix, and I share your dissatisfaction with the direction of Firefox; but its transformation into a Chrome clone, while regrettable, is not a new thing. Is there some recent change that you think makes the dissolution of Mozilla (not just the Firefox project!) particularly likely?