>Firefox lost market share because Chrome was a leaner, faster, and better browser.
Not to mention secure. Sandboxed PDF reader, java whitelisting, sandboxed and auto-updating flash, etc while FF and IE were arrogantly telling users "Fuck you, update your own add ons, they're not our problem" even when all the exploits were from these add ons. Now IE and FF ape some of these features. I can't wait to hear the next angry Asa Doztler diatribe aimed at enterprise IT admins and their demands. Asa is a roadmap on how to lose users and quickly become 3rd best.
Good to hear FF is starting to get competitive again. I hope this trend continues.
I always wonder why Firefox gives the option to update Java and Flash et al when it never works. Has anyone ever gotten plugins to update from within Firefox?
Ha ha, "install missing plugins" is such a zombie feature, I hope some (ex-) development manager from Mozilla cringes every time they see that on a new installation.
I use XPDF, mostly like how it works (I generally dislike PDFs, but that's another issue).
Auto-updating is a misfeature on a package-based Linux distro (e.g.: any sane one).
The extensions management is better in Chrome. But not the permissions handling. I'd prefer to tell my browser what it is/isn't allowed to say about me, and for extensions to sort out the damage (is it worth it to you, Mr./Mrs. Extension Author, to forgo marketshare if user declines to provide some/all data?).
Meh, I probably overstepped on that one. I'm not sure how the FF permissions work, and frankly, the extensions infrastructure is one that leaves me a bit queazy. That said, I'd prefer both (or rather, all) browsers acted as I indicated: allow the user to state what data are shared, with what granularity and retention policies, and report on what site(s) request/receive it. Apps can work out whether or not they care to play.
Not to mention secure. Sandboxed PDF reader, java whitelisting, sandboxed and auto-updating flash, etc while FF and IE were arrogantly telling users "Fuck you, update your own add ons, they're not our problem" even when all the exploits were from these add ons. Now IE and FF ape some of these features. I can't wait to hear the next angry Asa Doztler diatribe aimed at enterprise IT admins and their demands. Asa is a roadmap on how to lose users and quickly become 3rd best.
Good to hear FF is starting to get competitive again. I hope this trend continues.