How Mozilla Ruined Firefox
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Firefox used to be on top of the world with almost a third of all internet users using Firefox. These days, they make up a pitiful 2.7% of the market share. ...

Actually pretty good video.

  • Search engine
  • Google location service instead of their own (which they quit)
  • FakeSpot & Pocket collecting crazy personalized data

Also info about difference between Mozilla Corporation and MZLA Nonprofit.

If you donate to Mozilla, nothing goes to Firefox. Instead they host petitions and beg big tech companies to be more transparent.

They dont focus on old users at all, and it seems they are unable to implement basic stuff.

I still recommend using Firefox, but with the Arkenfox userJS.

Or just use Librewolf.

Firefox is not usable. And dont donate to Mozilla I guess.

  • 𝘋𝘪𝘳𝘬
    301·
    7 months ago

    Firefox has a massive data leak issue, this is unfortunate but nothing new and it’s quite easy to stop.

    The thing is, the foundation goes in the completely wrong direction. Instead of developing the browser and create an actually good mobile version of it, they sink money in useless hypetrain bullshit.

    For example: on Android Firefox you cannot even change the homepage.

    • 1984@lemmy.today
      131·
      7 months ago

      I never see the homepage even. It shows up if you close the browser? I never do that on my phone.

      Most important thing is you can change your search engine to whatever you want.

      But I agree. It seems the foundation is not focusing on the browser the way they should. All other side projects seem pointless.

      They are going to make a new tab organizer though. That will be fun to see.

      • 𝘋𝘪𝘳𝘬
        4·
        7 months ago

        It shows up if you close the browser?

        If you close all tabs, if you open a new “empty” tab, if you restart the browser, etc. Having a settable homepage is a no-brainer and I never ever stumbled across a browser that cannot set it.

        They are going to make a new tab organizer though.

        So we can finally have normal tabs in Firefox, too?

    • BOMBS@lemmy.worldEnglish
      4·
      7 months ago

      And the Android version doesn’t even have a bookmarks toolbar. You have to go through the menu -> bookmarks -> bookmarks toolbar -> search for the bookmark

      • 𝘋𝘪𝘳𝘬
        3·
        7 months ago

        I need 6 taps to open a folder in my bookmarks bar in new “tabs”. This is just ridiculous.

        • BOMBS@lemmy.worldEnglish
          1·
          7 months ago

          exactly. compared to a toolbar which would only be one click that is right on the screen.

          • 𝘋𝘪𝘳𝘬
            3·
            7 months ago

            Exactly. On desktop this also works as expected. Since the Firefox doesn’t have proper quickdial (neither on desktop nor on mobile) such a functionality is absolutely necessary.