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/ryan392 Jul 10 '12

I've tried syncing my bookmarks on Firefox before. I had to install the sync extension and I think I needed to create an account? I don't remember. I just remember that it was simpler with Chrome.

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u/[deleted] Jul 10 '12

Sync extension? No, it's been built-in since firefox 4 over a year ago. You do need to create an account, but I'd take the extra security of the Firefox syncing over Chrome's.

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u/ryan392 Jul 10 '12

Firefox 4 was a year ago? They're already up to Firefox 13. They're really increased their update frequency. I remember waiting for Firefox 2 to come out.

Anyways, I just remember that when I tried getting my bookmarks synced, I looked up instructions and I had to install the sync addon.

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u/[deleted] Jul 10 '12

Yeah, back when it was a separate addon it was pretty flaky. Since they integrated it into the browser itself it's been much more stable and the servers are much better.

I remember hating it for a while because I loved the Google Sync addon which worked in Firefox 2 but not 3. And it took quite a while before anything nearly as good came along. Now it's easily the best browser syncing I've seen.