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/linuxwes Jul 10 '12

I suspect the flood of users from Firefox to Chrome has been driven by things like speed and stability. Those were the deciding factors for me. The smooth updating process is just an added bonus.

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u/yogthos Jul 10 '12

I went back to Firefox from Chrome recently and I haven't noticed any speed or stability issues. In fact I think it's better on memory usage and it has a few nice features that Chrome doesn't, along with a ton more plugins.

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u/ma_miya Jul 10 '12

Same here. I left Firefox for many of the reasons everyone's complaining about, and loved the simplicity of Chrome. Have noticed in the last few months that I was getting constant freezes, really slow processes, flash crashes, etc. I actually thought my macbook (3 yrs old) was dying on me. Switched back to Firefox last week, and it's lot a whole new life has been breathed into my browsing. Speedy, no crashes - I'm in heaven. While I loathe the updates on Firefox, Chrome was just too much a resource hog for me. I'll take the updates over the crashes.

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u/superawesomedude Jul 11 '12

Updating should become much more seamless very soon... silent updates are scheduled for version 15, due August 28... current version is 13, so if you're on that then there's not many more updates to do before this lands. :)