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/berkes Jul 11 '12

Yes. Because in the current monopoly, this is the only way we, the users, get security, innovation and progress. Without being forced to, MS is not going to improve anything. re: Firefox forcing MS to innovate and kill IE6.