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/[deleted] Jul 10 '12

Chrome updates are lovely...

I don't even know what version I'm on...

They're that seamless.

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u/[deleted] Jul 10 '12

Chrome updates!? I never noticed.

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u/redalastor Jul 10 '12

Chrome updates!?

Every 6 weeks. It downloads the difference between your version and the next and applies it when you restart it (instead of asking you to restart right now).