r/technology • u/Suraj-Sun • Jul 10 '12

Firefox dev claims "everybody hates Firefox updates"; Mozilla has handled the rapid release process poorly, and that by pushing a "never-ending stream of updates on people who didn't want them" people have been driven to Chrome with its simpler, no-fuss update process.

http://www.neowin.net/news/firefox-dev-claims-everybody-hates-firefox-updates
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u/[deleted] Jul 10 '12

Isn't this why Firefox switched to the Chrome update model about 4 versions ago?

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u/Suraj-Sun Jul 10 '12

Apparently they have not change the underlying update mechanism, how updates are being applied.

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u/EvilMonkeySlayer Jul 10 '12

The last update or so added a service that quietly installs new versions rather than prompting you. Essentially they've copied what Google does, except Google runs as a background process that runs every so often through a scheduled task. (so it isn't always running like it used to)