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lxsameer Dec 17

“People want software that is fast, modern, but also honest about what it does.”

https://blog.mozilla.org/en/mozilla/leadership/mozillas-next-chapter-anthony-enzor-demeo-new-ceo/

No, you muppet, people want tools that do what they need, not do crap they don’t want and be honest about it.

If someone tells you they’re a gardener, they should tend your garden, not piss in your face while telling you “I’m pissing in your face. If you don’t want me to piss in your face, you can opt out. Tomorrow, I’ll come back and piss in your face again unless you opt out.” If that’s what they’re doing, they’re not a gardener, they’re someone who pisses in your face.

#mozilla #firefox #AI #pissingInYourFace

Mozilla’s next chapter: Building the world’s most trusted software company | The Mozilla Blog

Today, I step into the role of CEO of Mozilla Corporation. It is a privilege to lead an organization with a long history of standing up for people and buil

@aral users to Firefox: "we just want something to view web pages"

Distante Dec 17

@aral You quoted the truth, not the part about ‘people expecting an AI browser.’

People want software that is convenient and looks good, and if it respects privacy, that's a plus for those who care about it (most people use TikTok/FB, they don't care).

Let's minimise negativity on social media and criticise wisely when we have the opportunity. There's no need to write about "pissing" and filth of this level

Aral Balkan Dec 17

@Distante Something tells me boo-boo is upset at the wrong thing.

Distante Dec 17

@aral The fact that the author of this post responded to me and blocked me for this comment is insane

@Distante @aral now i'm confused and i dont know if i'm on kinky fedi or security fedi <puts on fedora over gimp suit> /s

Kerplunk Dec 17

Absolutely agree with your comment.

I already no longer use firefox, why, it is configured and built to fleece user data.

see operation merino, mozilla works with others to track users, see non privacy respecting default search engine and dns.

Building the most trusted software company, Bluuuuurb.

Mozilla under Mitchel Baker made firefox what it is, a shadow of the past, still losing market share. This new Chief seemingly, wants to lose the last few loyal users.

Katrina Katrinka

@aral
Trust is hard to build, but so easy to lose.

Sebastian Honert Dec 17

@aral Whenever a CEO feels the need to publicly babble about trust and trustworthy products, that usually means you should neither trust the company nor their products.

Jeffrey Rogers 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿Dec 17

@aral Love it! (The description, not the experience)

@aral "If you had my trust before, you would have lost it just now with immediate effect."

An AI browser is an unnecessary product that comes w/ enhanced user tracking and thus user data monetisation capabilities. Nuff said.

The irony 🫣 : #Firefox of all projects in the world should absolutely know better when it comes to browsers NOT adding bloat and becoming "a broader ecosystem of trusted software".

Paco (2026: New) Hope Dec 17

@mray There’s a non-trivial set of users who know #firefox , care about it, and actively choose it. #Mozilla ignores them and chases people who don’t know Firefox, don’t care what a browser is, and don’t even know they can choose. They’re willing to sacrifice a loyal fan base in the quest for big numbers of indifferent users. The definition of choosing quantity over quality.

@paco @mray But who do they think they are chasing? Those indifferent users won’t go out of their way to pickup a browser, those users need to be spoonfed, and it’s not like Mozilla has an OS or search engine to ride on.

Androcat Dec 17

@aral Mozilla: "Help, we still have some smidgen of credibility! Quickly, let's hire a fuckmuppet to get rid of it with some smarmy bullshit about how AI is good for you"

Aral Balkan Dec 17

@androcat Mozilla still had a smidgen of credibility?

Androcat Dec 17

@aral Their self-impression may be too high.
Perhaps they were never in danger of being taken seriously.

But, well, I guess some people have liked firefox for a long time and have trouble letting it go.

@aral tbh, with the speed that mozilla moves it might be that the AI bubble will burst before it gets adopted

Aral Balkan Dec 17

@b00g13 You never know, they almost made it to NFTs.

John Poole Dec 17

@aral Will Anthony Enzor-DeMeo, too, gorge at the trough and command a $2 million+ salary+bonuses? Shameful what his predecessor, Mitchel Baker, did drawing the monies she did -- Mozilla could be a great case study for non-profit greed.