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by eternityforest 1552 days ago
Mozzila turned itself into a privacy browser, not a browser with privacy.

Google added things like WebUSB, Bluetooth, all kinds of web app APIs Mozilla rejected because of tracking risk, etc.

Mozzila killed their coolest features like FlyWeb.

They just haven't kept up with Chrome, and their vision is way too "privacy at all costs" rather than allowing users to decide. They don't seem to share in the modern idea of web apps having full native parity.

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> web apps having full native parity

What an awful idea that is.

> They just haven't kept up with Chrome, and their vision is way too "privacy at all costs" rather than allowing users to decide. They don't seem to share in the modern idea of web apps having full native parity.

Those are literally the last things keeping me with Firefox.

They're also things that make them less interesting to anyone who isn't privacy focused.

They don't seem to have fully made up their mind on who the target audience is, it seems like their goal is to convince the mainstream to prioritize privacy over convenience.

A better strategy would ve to either become just another Chrome-alike, or focus on an uncompromising privacy focused experience for the people who really want that. But that might require they not do some of the slightly shady stuff they always seem to want to do, and properly support uBO long term.