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by sharps1 882 days ago
Until I believe that Mozilla management are committed to making a great browser other than something they use to make money for other things I am out.

Firefox issues I have

  - profiles have no indicator on the taskbar so it isn't easy to see which is which when using multiple profiles at the same time (I don't want to have to use multiple Firefox versions just to know which profile is which on the taskbar).
  - when clicking an external link in another app I want it to open in whichever profile I used last, like chromium browsers
  - No pwa's (I don't want to use an external app)
  - Compact mode being unsupported (when watching media a pwa shows the biggest video view, Firefox non compact the least)
  - Ads being incorporated
  - Ads for Mozilla products
Things I like

  - uBO
  - Recommended extensions so I can have some faith they are checked to be legit.
Firefox just feels like a browser stuck in the past.

Currently using Brave. I don't like or use the crypto crap or most of their other big features (talk, vpn). I don't love any of our current browser options.

Edit: formatting
2 comments
parl_match 881 days ago
I think a lot of your complaints are kinda myopic but symptoms of a larger problem. Why isn't Firefox trying to create an enthusiast's browser - or even plugins for that? Why did Firefox try to make their own phone os? Why isn't there Electron But With Gecko? Why isn't Servo being productized? Why do they need so much upper management?

I get that they're doing services in an attempt to gain revenue, but trying to implement something like BAT (without branding it as a currency) would go a long way. Or even a short way (I think BAT kinda sucks), but at least it's something besides _Pocket_!

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ochronus 880 days ago
Same here - I would absolutely love to use Firefox, but it just doesn't cut it for me. My grievances to add to your list:

- No tab groups

- No Vertical tabs

And no, the extensions providing these just aren't good enough (they don't feel native, they don't sync across devices, and I need to hack to get rid of the tob tab bar)

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