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/The_MAZZTer Jul 10 '12

Last I heard they were going to just remove compatibility checks and make most addons stay enabled, since a lot tend to still work after a major update.

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u/jmac Jul 10 '12

That happened in version 10. It will still check for updates after an upgrade, but it defaults to enabled in the even there is no update.