[ShadowAce]

I know that if they start placing ads where I can't block them, I will probably switch browsers.

[ShadowAce]

[Dr. Sivana]

I’d rather pay $30 for a browser with no ads FOREVER and be done with it.

[petro45acp]

Aaaaannnnnd Mozilla adds to the internet search/demographic/content bubble.

Wonder if duckduckgo makes a browser......

KYPD

[GeronL]

There are other browsers

[GeronL]

I would use Chromium or Midori or something. Anyone ever use Lynx?

[TheZMan]

I’d rather they fix the bugs and performance problems that have consistently gotten worse over the last 3 years than worry about writing another damn OS.

They keep this up and they’ll be gone in 5 years. They have lost their way like so many before them.

[TomGuy]

On my laptop and desktop (Win 7 machines), I use FF 15. That was the last version that seemed to have less conflicts and problems. Mozilla’s rapid release is crap.

I also occasionally use their FF portable at version 23.

FF has become bloatware and caused more conflicts than it resolved. I had trouble with some versions and Adobe Flash, PDF files, etc.

FF has become more of a hassle than it is worth. It used to be a great browser.

[novemberslady]

bkmk

[yldstrk]

I use Firefox. I hate the new ads and was wondering if my popup blocker had failed. Glad for the clarification.

I hate hate hate the ads and do not “understand” and will likely get a Macbook because I want to be virus free which is why I use Mozilla instead of Internet Explorer. I want to be ad free too.

So this idiot broad has killed the goose that lays the golden eggs and Firefox is done.

[tomkat]

But over the years many people have come to expect and want their software to do things on their behalf ..

Similarly, over the years, many people have come to expect someone to wipe their butt, too.

Those eager to accomodate them are currently serving 2-4-6 year terms, depending on their level of expertise.

Hence our national toilet circling race.

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In other news .. rather embarrassingly, I was unaware of this factoid:

Today Mozilla gets almost all of its funding from Google

Anyone have a clue as to whether the other browsers that use FF code under the hood are similarly beholden to Leviathan Jr ?

Frankly, this having to look for alternative software and/or updates every 15 minutes is gettin' pretty f'n old.

[camle]

speaking for myself, when that annoying hockey penguin became unable to turn off, and i kept getting those annoying ads. i switched to chrome.
firefox needs me more than i need firefox.

[Still Thinking]

But over the years many people have come to expect and want their software to do things on their behalf, to take note of what one has done before and do something useful with it."

Uh, no we don't. The only thing I want a browser to do is browse. Possibly remember passwords.

[a fool in paradise]

Wait until the ads are bought in block purchase by Obamacare (using your own tax dollars), the DNC, MoveOn.org (they bought a login screen, must view ad on Myspace blaming Booosh for Katrina than ran over 1 week), et al.

I’ve tuned out of tv, I don’t see such propaganda. could you imagine such banners appearing at the top of your browser all the time?

[ducttape45]

I know that if they start placing ads where I can't block them, I will probably switch browsers.

The thing is, what other browsers are out there that can match the perform that Mozilla once gave us?

[MortMan]

I despise the tiles, anyway. I hate having to delete multiple already-viewed entries just to keep a tidy window.

[martin_fierro]

Yikes. Supercuts??