Is there a general trend of losing web users to mobile? That might explain the slow decline.
Firefox is on mobile, and I much prefer it to Chrome. Just an FYI.
Firefox is losing users fast
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#12from 2011 to 2021: https://backlinko.com/browser-market-share
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#13Is this based on Firefox's own telemetry? I disable that, but I'm not sure how many other users might also do that. Firefox is not a default browser on any platform, so people install it for a reason (perceived better privacy, security, etc), and might be more inclined to tweak the default settings.
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#14I stopped using Firefox because of the poor text rendering compared to Chrome. A lot of people here dismissed me, didn't believe me, or just said that I shouldn't care. I can't help but think that the Firefox "community" is just kinda like that. They don't really care about things that regular users are bothered by. Culture dictates priorities, right?
Huh, I left Chrome due to the poor rendering compared to Firefox.
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#15Did you look at the graphs you posted? Looks like it's been fluctuating around the same number for over a year.
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#16ff should make front end IDEs
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#17Anecdotally, I've noticed an increasing number of websites where basic functionality does not work on desktop Firefox. I now have to open Chrome on a daily basis whereas just a couple years ago I was 100% FF for browsing (not counting using other browsers for front end testing etc).
For example, FedEx tracking refuses to work on Firefox. Shapeways (3D printing service) landing page was (is?) broken/non interactive on FF. Also a vBulletin based forum I regularly visit started return 400 Bad Request responses when visiting with FF. All these work fine with Chrome and used to work with Firefox.
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#18This can also be an overall industry trend as now all big players have native apps for smartphones/tablets. People might prefer to use phone or tablets compared to desktops.
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#19Maybe I'm reading this wrong, but from the graphs it seems like there's been barely a change in the last few years? I wouldn't call that fast.
Yes the title has been editorialized.
"Firefox user activity" would be better.
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#20I stopped using Firefox because of the poor text rendering compared to Chrome. A lot of people here dismissed me, didn't believe me, or just said that I shouldn't care. I can't help but think that the Firefox "community" is just kinda like that. They don't really care about things that regular users are bothered by. Culture dictates priorities, right?
Oh that's interesting, same here. None of the antialiasing levels can make it look like chrome which is just so odd. They even redesigned the tabs recently and inverted the selection colours so the tab you're in looks like the only one that's deselected which is just confusing and stupid. Luckily there's a painful way to install a theme that fixes that at least.
Neither of that stopped me from using it as the main browser though, it was the lack of specific-tab screen share that's sort of essential for work meetings and is for some reason just absent. I imagine for some people the lack of chromecast support may be a deal breaker too. There's just no end to the list of features it just doesn't have. Mostly I imagine, as all requests on Bugzilla are closed with wonfix, because clearly users don't know shit right? Their HR department must have "extreme arrogance" as a prerequisite for hiring people...