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Re:Why Firefox has been in decline for 12 years by thayne on Saturday September 11, 2021 @04:11PM (#28495452)
Well, they are doing a terrible job. The more they become like chrome, the less people have a reason to use it instead of chrome.

And most people probably don't make a conscious decision about which browser to use. A lot of Firefox's momentum comes from tech saavy users who recommend it to friends, family, coworkers, etc. So losing "core" users cause a chain effect of losing non "core" users.

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Re:Why Firefox has been in decline for 12 years by mmis1000 on Saturday September 11, 2021 @11:55PM (#28498512)
Yes. How on the earth should I recommend Firefox to other? By saying firefox will `constantly remove functions you use and change the UI in random way that make it less useful`? I am a firefox user since firefox 3. But If a non tech user ask me about it today, I will probably recommend `edge` instead. At least it don't do so many offending changes and cause so many frustrations.
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