Windows 7: Firefox Makes it Easy to Share Your Favorite Content

bobafetthotmail · 08 Aug 2013

As long as it remains open source and it's so easy to add/remove stuff with addons it remains my browser.

No really, how much browsers can be re-skinned to look cool like chrome?

It's not a so evil addition anyway. Just a slightly modified "read this later" addon. And it will be useful for lots of users.

I mean it's not a system service doing weird stuff like waking up the PC at night and bogging down your connection downloading updates and breaking your addons without telling you ala Google Chrome.

SaphirJD · 08 Aug 2013

More and more i realize that my switch to other Browsers was a good move.

Sad fact is Firefox is losing marketshare in big style lately. And Mozilla's new policy of Removing Customizations, removing Options instead of fine tuning and enhancing that ones, they add instead crap like Social API and the ability to "phone with the browser" and the new "Tracking Ligth Plans".

I seriously can and will not trust such a group anylonger.

x BlueRobot · 09 Aug 2013

All companies and browsers are on the social media train.

SaphirJD · 09 Aug 2013

Not the ones i do use now, they are busy with more reasonable stuff

lehnerus2000 · 09 Aug 2013

At this rate FF will soon be as horrible as Chrome or IE.

They've apparently removed:

Image Blocking
JavaScript Disabling

I'm seriously considering recovering FF21 from my backup HDD images.

SaphirJD · 09 Aug 2013

They WILL be as horrible as chrome... Watch out for Australis.. Your own personal Google Chrome look and work-alike new Default Theme in Firefox....

And its slower as Chrome and you even do not get for all the customization trade-off Webkit Speed and HTML5 compatibility/other Webtechnology Compatibility

I rather use with pride Midori and have even less html5 support, but at least i have a Browser which does not work and look like Chrome :)

Lebon14 · 09 Aug 2013

Quote: Originally Posted by lehnerus2000

Quote: Originally Posted by Wrend

More "features" I won't use. (Yeah, I'm one of those people who doesn't even have a Facebook profile/account.)

I like Firefox in general though, and I will continue to use it so long as it meets my needs and doesn't force me into anything I don't want.

Agreed. :)

I wish they'd fix the Bookmark Manager instead of wasting time on this stuff.

They should also offer a better installer, if they are going to keep on adding "fluff" features.
It should have an "Advanced Option", so that you can choose the features that you actually want installed.
It should also remember your choices, so that you don't have to edit your feature settings after future updates.

I agree with you two! I don't have anything to add.

donaldadkins · 09 Aug 2013

Quote: Originally Posted by Sarris

@ Wrend, you should give Pale Moon x64 a shot. It's a windows optimized Firefox fork without all the BS. I've been using it for years and it's rock solid. They do lag a release or so behind FFx to weed out the problems before issue. The x64 version is REALLY fast. And they're going to keep the new bullshit from Moz at bay as long as possible. BTW, I've also heard that Firefox is going to kill the Bookmarks sidebar as well as the addons bar. That's a deal killer for me.

I agree. Palemoon is the best browser I've ever used. if you feel the need for speed, try it.

Don

SaphirJD · 09 Aug 2013

Palemoon is not bad, tried it out a while earlier :)

But on Mozilla's way to unimportance - seen from their marketshare impcacting decisions lately - the point is how long Firefox will be seen as valuable browser by Website Developers.

If i am allowed to remind you on Opera.. they had met that specific point already a while earlier

x BlueRobot · 09 Aug 2013

The browser works around the developers, not the developers working around the browser. Of course, some developers may add some changes to remain compatible with older browsers, but all browsers usually have a standard to attire to. It's the same with scripting languages used to develop websites, such as HTML, CSS, JavaScript, PHP and maybe some web based programming languages like ASP.NET.