Currently Chromium 128, and Firefox 127. They always seem to go shoulder to shoulder.

  • Lemminary@lemmy.world
    761·
    5 months ago

    No, it’s a PR move. Why would anyone use Firefox 12.0 when Chrome is so obviously more advanced with a fast release cycle sitting at version 120+?

    • Diabolo96@lemmy.dbzer0.com
      32·
      5 months ago

      Let’s use hash values for versioning. Big numbers go bigger! Joking aside, I totally believe that there are people who would think bigger numbers means more advanced, and it’s depressing.

        • ArtVandelay@lemmy.worldEnglish
          161·
          5 months ago

          My memory is hazy here, but I was under recollection that Microsoft opted not to call it the Xbox 2 because it coincided with the release of the PlayStation 3, and since three is more than two, obviously the PlayStation is better. And as much as I absolutely hate Microsoft, I almost can’t blame them. Remember that a&w lost to McDonald’s because people thought a 1/3 lb hamburger was less than a 1/4 lb hamburger. People are fucking stupid.

        • Resol van Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish
          22·
          5 months ago

          Yeah I never seemed to understand the naming scheme for Xbox consoles, because what came after the 360 is… the Xbox One. It’s technically the third one.

          And then there’s Nintendo with all their silly home console names. It didn’t get consistent until the Wii and Wii U, and even then, that was thrown out the window immediately after. At least the handhelds were pretty consistent in their naming.

      • T156@lemmy.worldEnglish
        10·
        5 months ago

        One of the reasons why the 1/3rd pound burger lost to the 1/4 pound burger, was because people saw the 1/4, and thought that the quarter-pound was larger for some inexplicable reason.

        I would be very surprised if there wasn’t at least some marketing suggestion focused around “number that looks big is better”.