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Re:Android 17 is the first since 3.x to add new APIs without... by josephg on Friday September 18, 2026 @06:36PM (#49761191)
Mozilla definitely wastes a bunch of money building features I don’t want. But underneath it all, Firefox is still an excellent web browser. You just occasionally have to disable “pocket” or “gadgets” or something.
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Re:Android 17 is the first since 3.x to add new APIs without... by AstralSerenity on Sunday September 20, 2026 @03:02AM (#49773212)
It's also easy to understand why.

Google is not the same company Mozilla partnered with decades ago. You can listen to retrospectives from Mozilla engineers, and you sense a desire to bite the corrupted hand that feeds.

However, for Mozilla to be the bold, it needs funding diversity, and that isn't going to come from a browser alone.

I have not agreed with everything Mozilla has thrown against the wall, but I sincerely hope something sticks. We need it to.

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