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.

  • aradar1979@lemmy.world
    35·
    7 months ago

    With FF, Its easy to pass your threshold and come back using chrome. So, FF, by being so lazy and inefficient, kinda betrays all these people who advertise FF to others as privacy friendly browser.

    • BearOfaTime
      11·
      7 months ago

      Come back?

      I’ve been using FF since before chrome was a thing. There’s no “coming back” to chrome.

      I only use chrome if absolutely necessary, which is incredibly rare.

      • aradar1979@lemmy.world
        25·
        7 months ago

        I meant general user who seeks comfort experience. Chrome is beautiful, well and actively developed, thoughtful, and gives a smooth experience to user in compare to Firefox. Though, it’s not good for privacy. The same case with all big techs products.

        • JackGreenEarthEnglish
          4·
          7 months ago

          You can apply a chrome or Safari theme to Firefox, if its the looks you don’t like.

        • Railcar8095
          1·
          7 months ago

          This is only anecdotal, but I did go back (and stayed!) on Firefox due to the comfort and experience. When I use edge at work I miss a lot some features and usability of Firefox, very rarely I miss something of edge/chrome while on Firefox.