Re:Firefox 57.0 Released
by kelnos on Tuesday November 14, 2017 @06:19PM
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> "I'm tired of dealing with this shit. I'm switching to Chrome"
That was already happening, where "this shit" was crippling performance issues, and a lack of sandboxing and modern security features.
I expect Mozilla believed that the user fallout from breaking some extensions would be less than the existing continuing fallout of the ongoing issues.
> Mozilla should've tried to smooth this transition, not just simply pull the pin on the web extensions grenade and yell "Catch!".
You do realize that this transition has been going on and has been publicized for years, right?
That was already happening, where "this shit" was crippling performance issues, and a lack of sandboxing and modern security features.
I expect Mozilla believed that the user fallout from breaking some extensions would be less than the existing continuing fallout of the ongoing issues.
> Mozilla should've tried to smooth this transition, not just simply pull the pin on the web extensions grenade and yell "Catch!".
You do realize that this transition has been going on and has been publicized for years, right?