Is Firefox OK?

Mozilla’s privacy-heavy browser is flatlining but still crucial to future of the web.

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[obarthelemy]

I use Firefox mobile (not Focus). My big complaint is the same complaint I have about Windows, Android, iOS, and most other software actually. Too many UI changes, too often. I'm not against change: I loved Win 8 right away. I'm against making and undoing changes willy-nilly, and never giving us a choice in what works best for us. How much bloat would that really be, letting us like make Start bigger (full screen) in 11?

It took ages for the new extension catalog to grow, but it's mostly there now.

Same here. I'm using Firefox everywhere (trying to de-googlify but not too hard). Firefox is Fine, but they keep making irrelevant, useless, and ultimately hurtful UI changes. I haven't come across a site it can't render in weeks if not months, and that's pretty much all I ask of a browser (bookmarks+pwd sync and addons are very nice too). But the constant UI tweaks prevent me from recommending it to (erm, forcing it on) tech-averse users.

I'm trying to do my bit to promote competition and diversity (and addons on mobile browsers), but Firefox seems out of touch with regular users. That can be said of most big tech firms (I'm flabbergasted at what Google is doing with designs, and still no Help Screen in sight), but Firefox is particularly vulnerable and should be avoiding useless churn and efforts. It's weird that Vivaldi seems to be doing so much more relevant stuff, with a much smaller team.