These Firefox updates are a JOKE!

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smakme7757

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oh no, that's the whole reason I switched to Pale Moon, far more stable releases but they keeup with the security updates

at the end of the day, all these Firefox updates bring nothing to the end user but headaches especially with AV plugins not working anymore due to the rapid updates, example: Kaspersky Internet Security addons never seem to catch up with FF's updates, not their fault, it's simply impossible to catch up this way ,it's a joke
All these beta updates will get rolled into a final update which will be pushed out to consumers.

Other vendors of 3rd party software aren't going to update their code until a Final build is released.
 

Berryracer

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Other vendors of 3rd party software aren't going to update their code until a Final build is released.

True, by the time they finished updating their code, guess what? that FF version is already obsolete and once the end users update their firefox the add-ons are incompatible again

just take a look at the Kaspsersky forums they're full of this complaint but Kaspersky can't help it and can't catch up no more

All Mozilla cares about now is to reach version 30 in no time

version 30 of a program? lol, that's a joke really

look at IE, after all these years, they're on version 11, that's how it should be IMO

In the past, when you updated from version 3 to 4 for example, you felt it was a new browser, not its just a new number, and the interface gets uglier and uglier

just my 2 cents worth
 

nemesismk2

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True, by the time they finished updating their code, guess what? that FF version is already obsolete and once the end users update their firefox the add-ons are incompatible again

just take a look at the Kaspsersky forums they're full of this complaint but Kaspersky can't help it and can't catch up no more

All Mozilla cares about now is to reach version 30 in no time

version 30 of a program? lol, that's a joke really

look at IE, after all these years, they're on version 11, that's how it should be IMO

In the past, when you updated from version 3 to 4 for example, you felt it was a new browser, not its just a new number, and the interface gets uglier and uglier

just my 2 cents worth

I agree with you which is why i am using microsoft internet explorer 10 with windows 7. will be testing microsoft internet explorer 11 to make sure it works 100% with all my fav websites.
 

jigglywiggly

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True, by the time they finished updating their code, guess what? that FF version is already obsolete and once the end users update their firefox the add-ons are incompatible again

just take a look at the Kaspsersky forums they're full of this complaint but Kaspersky can't help it and can't catch up no more

All Mozilla cares about now is to reach version 30 in no time

version 30 of a program? lol, that's a joke really

look at IE, after all these years, they're on version 11, that's how it should be IMO

In the past, when you updated from version 3 to 4 for example, you felt it was a new browser, not its just a new number, and the interface gets uglier and uglier

just my 2 cents worth

Then use the ESR build
there is a new release every 12-15 months for that

stop acting like you're entitled to anything if you don't make any contributions
 

balloonshark

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I'm pretty sure the OP is entitled to an opinion on an open forum.

Put me on the list of those that think Firefox is headed in the wrong direction. I'm also tired of all the release updates and them removing or hiding features.

I only recently heard about the ESR versions on another forum. It's not like it is common knowledge or they are easy to find. I went a different direction though. I'm also one of the people giving PaleMoon a try.
 

Virgorising

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True, by the time they finished updating their code, guess what? that FF version is already obsolete and once the end users update their firefox the add-ons are incompatible again

just take a look at the Kaspsersky forums they're full of this complaint but Kaspersky can't help it and can't catch up no more

All Mozilla cares about now is to reach version 30 in no time

version 30 of a program? lol, that's a joke really

look at IE, after all these years, they're on version 11, that's how it should be IMO

In the past, when you updated from version 3 to 4 for example, you felt it was a new browser, not its just a new number, and the interface gets uglier and uglier

just my 2 cents worth


1) I am running V 24 configured exactly as I need it. I have not one complaint, it's compatible with the add-ons I choose and my LavaFox red. I have no interest in BETA anything, much less ever becoming hostage to that or related stuff.

2) You seem to be focused on the number of official VERSIONS/BUILDS of IE, and forgetting its INFINITE, ONGOING HOLES AND VULNERABILITIES requiring patches/Hotfixes.

If you factored in the LATTER, WHAT NUMBER you think we would be at right now?

I retain IE as well, but FX is my default browser.

Why do I have a feeling you use Chrome and still use Google as yr search engine? U want justifiable stuff to complain about? Look into all things Google now!

Finally, in precisely what ways has the interface changed in recent versions? Do you configure things?
 
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taq8ojh

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I don't see anything wrong with Firefox (except for that ultra stupid version number race).
I recently switched from Opera 12 (been using Opera since 2003 or so), and I can even say I am totally excited from having WORKING browser with nice features, no bugs (none I would notice at least), and which is pretty fast as well.
If you don't like it, please feel free to switch to the awkwardness and absence of ANY features of IE.
 

FeuerFrei

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I concur. Updates are too frequent. I turned off Firefox's update check. Now it only looks when I tell it to. I'm on the release channel, BTW.

I've been skipping versions - I just don't feel like a whole new browser every month. If they incremented FF version by decimal places rather than whole numbers, I'd probably update regularly. Put that in your pipe and smoke it, Mozilla.

I'm on 21 now. Before that it was 18.
 

ChronoReverse

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Just run the ESR versions. Only get high important security updates for the year.


With that said, there's less reason to skip version nowadays since your extensions rarely break.
 

Berryracer

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I concur. Updates are too frequent. I turned off Firefox's update check. Now it only looks when I tell it to. I'm on the release channel, BTW.

I've been skipping versions - I just don't feel like a whole new browser every month. If they incremented FF version by decimal places rather than whole numbers, I'd probably update regularly. Put that in your pipe and smoke it, Mozilla.

I'm on 21 now. Before that it was 18.

thanks the lord! someone agrees with me! glad not everyone is a Mozilla fanboy here on these forums
 

Red Squirrel

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Just disable auto updates. Once in a while run one manually. That's what I do. In fact in Linux it's actually better since it's part of the general system updates so instead of updating all these apps separately I just run a full system update every now and then.
 

code65536

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thanks the lord! someone agrees with me! glad not everyone is a Mozilla fanboy here on these forums

Um, I'll admit to being a "Mozilla fanboy" (I've even gotten patches landed on Firefox), and didn't I tell you earlier in the thread to just ignore the updates (which is what I myself do)? Or to leave the beta channel? You have a choice regarding the updates; don't blame others if you fail to exercise that.
 

bbhaag

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Just disable auto updates. Once in a while run one manually. That's what I do. In fact in Linux it's actually better since it's part of the general system updates so instead of updating all these apps separately I just run a full system update every now and then.
I really like FF on my Linux machine. It just works. The distro I chose came packaged with Chromium but after awhile I had to ditch it and go with FF.

I've tried FF(Pale Moon included)on my Windows machines and something just seems off about it. I can't put my finger on it but it just doesn't feel right.
 

jigglywiggly

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thanks the lord! someone agrees with me! glad not everyone is a Mozilla fanboy here on these forums

How is anyone being a mozilla fanboy, and what can we do? Go post here and voice your complaints.

https://www.mozilla.org/about/forums/

That or use an ESR build and keep quiet if you are not going to do anything constructive.

You should think of the point to your thread, other than to circlejerk.
 
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R0H1T

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True, by the time they finished updating their code, guess what? that FF version is already obsolete and once the end users update their firefox the add-ons are incompatible again

just take a look at the Kaspsersky forums they're full of this complaint but Kaspersky can't help it and can't catch up no more

All Mozilla cares about now is to reach version 30 in no time

version 30 of a program? lol, that's a joke really

look at IE, after all these years, they're on version 11, that's how it should be IMO

In the past, when you updated from version 3 to 4 for example, you felt it was a new browser, not its just a new number, and the interface gets uglier and uglier

just my 2 cents worth
You know you could just edit the install.rdf file, present in every extension, or better still get an ESR version which doesn't update that often btw is it just me or does every other thread you create blames someone like a Mozilla/Google/M$ et al in one way or another for apparently no damn good reason :hmm:



 
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