Re:A Quarter Century of Mozilla
by PurpleRamen on Friday March 31, 2023 @07:13PM
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> Firefox is a Good browser
But not good enough. Firefox today has not much benefit over chrome&clones. They once had them, but sold them all over the years for whatever nonsical reasons they brought up. And they also lost trust from multiple little stupid actions, driving even more people away.
At the end, I would say they simply lost because of poor management.
> So why are users switching to Chrome and clones?
I still use Firefox as my main browser since the beginning, but for some years now I also use Chromium and sometimes even chrome as a second browser, for cases where compatibility is necessary. And I guess there are many people like that, except that have no real reason to continue using Firefox, or never start in the first place.
> Is this because when you visit Google and MS properties from FF, they promote their browsers heavily
Where is this promotion everyone is talking about?
> To keep the future of open web open, Firefox must continue to exist.
But not good enough. Firefox today has not much benefit over chrome&clones. They once had them, but sold them all over the years for whatever nonsical reasons they brought up. And they also lost trust from multiple little stupid actions, driving even more people away.
At the end, I would say they simply lost because of poor management.
> So why are users switching to Chrome and clones?
I still use Firefox as my main browser since the beginning, but for some years now I also use Chromium and sometimes even chrome as a second browser, for cases where compatibility is necessary. And I guess there are many people like that, except that have no real reason to continue using Firefox, or never start in the first place.
> Is this because when you visit Google and MS properties from FF, they promote their browsers heavily
Where is this promotion everyone is talking about?
> To keep the future of open web open, Firefox must continue to exist.
Disputable.