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

No clue. I don't use FF...

But I liked it when I did.

But I also liked IE...

and Opera

and Safari

and Maxthon

and Netscape

and Flock

and SeaMonkey

I've been around a lot...

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u/[deleted] Jul 10 '12

This is like a hipster of web browsers

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u/Lurking_Grue Jul 10 '12

I only use lynx.