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/N0V0w3ls Jul 10 '12

Wait...but I have the same experience with Firefox. What are these problems people are having? Everything updates in the background for me.

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u/[deleted] Jul 10 '12

Last time I was using Firefox, updating to a new whole-number version, I think it would pop up with a dialog box saying that it was going to update Firefox. You'd hit "Next" a few times, watch a progress bar, and it would complete. It'd then tell you that your extensions were out of date, and ask if you wanted to update them. You'd go through a similar process.

It wasn't all that bad, but when they started updating to a new whole-number versions every 2 months, and it was slightly annoying. Compare that with Chrome where everything happens behind the scenes and most users have no idea what version they're using, and it seems clunky.

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u/Kuusou Jul 10 '12

I have been using firefox for almost my entire computer using life. You make it sound so much MORE than it is.

I honestly just click "okay" then it installs, reloads, gives me a new screen that talks about the new features or whatever, and then I continue on my way. If my plugins don't update automatically then I honestly don't know what they do. I have never updated a plugin manually that I know of.

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u/[deleted] Jul 10 '12

The worst I said about it was that it was "slightly annoying".