Re:Android 17 is the first since 3.x to add new APIs without...
by vsviridov on Friday September 18, 2026 @05:11PM
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LOL, I've been using it since Netscape Navigator 3.0 Gold, via Mozilla M3 (SeaMonkey tech preview), Phoenix, Firebird, and then finally Firefox :D
Re:Android 17 is the first since 3.x to add new APIs without...
by cecexacjrgec on Friday September 18, 2026 @05:48PM
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Me too. Too bad I had to abandon it because Mozilla seem more focused on making AI-nonsense than a browser nowadays. No, Firefox, you don’t need AI features. You do need a better UI. You do need smoother scrolling. You do need privacy focus (which automatically means you do not need AI features). You do need to feel like you belong on the platform you’re installed on and not wish everything were Linux. You do need better designers that understand UX is not just “add controls everywhere”.
Re:Android 17 is the first since 3.x to add new APIs without...
by takeda on Friday September 18, 2026 @07:36PM
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I'm assuming you use Lynx now then? Because I don't think you would be using Chrome or its clone if that's where you draw the line?
Re:Android 17 is the first since 3.x to add new APIs without...
by vsviridov on Sunday September 20, 2026 @12:06AM
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I remember using lynx at school, since they only let A+ level students use the X11 GUI. And then later on using elinks which was a bit more featureful on my own servers...
Re:Android 17 is the first since 3.x to add new APIs without...
by josephg on Friday September 18, 2026 @06:44PM
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Huh? What ai features? Firefox seems largely the same as it did a few years ago.
I’m not doubting they added some ai junk somewhere. But whatever they did seems very easy to ignore.
Re:Android 17 is the first since 3.x to add new APIs without...
by olyjohn on Friday September 18, 2026 @07:18PM
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Its just an excuse people use to keep using thier beloved shiny brand.
Re:Android 17 is the first since 3.x to add new APIs without...
by nunodonato on Friday September 18, 2026 @05:36PM
(#49760604)
Mosaic :P
Re:Android 17 is the first since 3.x to add new APIs without...
by epihelix on Saturday September 19, 2026 @12:26AM
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Oh, those great days when the competition was NCSA Mosaic.
A simpler, better time. I miss it :(
Re:Android 17 is the first since 3.x to add new APIs without...
by usrnm on Friday September 18, 2026 @05:11PM
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I've been using it since the time it was called Netscape Navigator. Just sayin'
Re:Android 17 is the first since 3.x to add new APIs without...
by nunodonato on Friday September 18, 2026 @05:36PM
(#49760608)
Loved netscape navigator! That entire suite with mail, website builder (composer?)
I've been using it for more than 20 years.
I don't know why either of use loled though