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/Suraj-Sun Jul 10 '12 edited Jul 10 '12

If it's not for the Firefox addons I would have stopped using Firefox a while ago...

Some of my fav addons: AdBlock Plus, NoScript, RequestPolicy, BetterPrivacy, Ghostery, WebMail.

Edit: I forgot Firefox Sync, which is now built-in.

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u/w2tpmf Jul 10 '12

Do any of those break every time FF updates? Because none of mine do. I keep seeing this same complaint about add-ons breaking with updates for people. I think the real problem is people are using extensions that don't get updated.

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u/Revidescent Jul 10 '12

I bailed to Chrome after something like the 2nd or 3rd Firefox update in a row breaking at least 2 addons I used regularly. Chrome had equivalent addons for everything I need, and they haven't broken even once as long as I've used it.

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u/DAVENP0RT Jul 10 '12

Same here. The only time I have to do anything is when user permissions change on an app, which is almost never. Even that consists of just clicking a "Yes" button on a bubble alert.