This is unpopular opinion, but for Firefox to live, Mozilla, as it currently operates, needs to die.
They forgot their core user base hates cloud and AI features. They want a simple browser that connects to web servers and displays pages. Meanwhile, executive are getting fat salaries and bounces while begging users for money on AI and other privacy intrusion projects like adding perplexity directly to Firefox. They lost their vision long time ago.
The Perplexity AI will track users for targeted Ads while showing some Gen AI content when you search for something.
The whole point of using Firefox on Linux, or even Windows/macOS or mobile, is to avoid tracking and to maintain safety. How hard is that to understand? Why do they have "tech bro" style executives at a non-profit? They are treating it like a Silicon Valley app where you do everything to collect money. It makes me sick seeing how they are ruining their reputation.
@nixCraft 100% agree
I would like to add that a substantial part of the funding for Firefox is coming from placements, mostly Google for beeng the default search engine.
Alphabet is interested in keeping Firefox alive only so that they dont get slapped on the wrist for having a monopoly with Chrome. They certainly dont want Firefox to be any better.
As long as there is no more ethical funding source i dont have much hope for Mozilla going in a better direction.
@sco_tty @nixCraft Mozilla hasn't really changed direction in the last couple of years, they're still headed right down the toilet. The only difference I can see is the speed at which they are falling.
I have my doubts that they've reached terminal velocity yet... tho one can hope that there is a chance for them to figure out the parachute and even reverse course!
(My £0.28 would be on not tho imho)
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