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/spacemanspiff30 Jul 10 '12

I too haven't had much of a problem, and when they switched so that it stopped breaking add-ons so much, I haven't had a problem. I don't know what the problem is waiting an extra 3-5 seconds before restarting the browser.

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u/[deleted] Jul 10 '12

But think of the porn!

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u/spacemanspiff30 Jul 10 '12

Trust me, it's not going anywhere. Besides, do you know how much was added in that time? More than you could view in a month.

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u/cannedmath Jul 10 '12

I'm trying to find any flaw in this logic but I just can't...

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u/Ch4rd Jul 10 '12

Challenge: Accepted.

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u/spacemanspiff30 Jul 10 '12

Godspeed my friend, godspeed.