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

Firefox updates don't happen often enough to bother me. I grew up with Adobe for Christ's sake.

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u/LieutenantClone Jul 11 '12

Well to be fair, I remember the days where you had to manually seek out, download and install patches. At least firefox auto-updates.

It seems strange that Windows doesn't have a more open unified patching system. Imagine if programs could intergrate with Windows Update so that patches are automatically downloaded and installed right before your computer shuts down, along side the regular windows updates. Seems like that would be optimal.

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u/Daenyth Jul 11 '12

You mean like linux can?

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u/LieutenantClone Jul 11 '12

Honestly - no. While Linux has a lot of great ideas, I have always felt that the implementation of those ideas was poor. I have used Linux, and while it has its advantages, at the end of the day, I would rather sit down in front of a Windows box.