It looks like they chose a Product Manager and MBA. Why can't we get a software engineer or computer scientist?
They had one. Until he made a fatal mistake of giving a tenner to the wrong people.
Mozilla appoints new CEO Anthony Enzor-Demeo
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#12I don't trust Mozilla. I don't trust them with my donation money. I don't trust their software any more than other browser vendors.
"Third: Firefox will grow from a browser into a broader ecosystem of trusted software. Firefox will remain our anchor. It will evolve into a modern AI browser and support a portfolio of new and trusted software additions."
Yeah, no. Just make a browser that doesn't suck. Mozilla has been wasting a ton of money, lost almost all of their market share, and have been focusing on making new products nobody wants for a VERY long time and this looks to continue.
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#14Does anyone else feel like the "Trust" angle is the only card they have left to play? Technically, Chrome is faster on JS benchmarks. Edge has better OS integration on Windows and comes by default. Safari wins on battery life on Mac. Firefox's only unique selling point is "We aren't a massive data vampire." If they clutter the browser with AI which inherently requires data processing, often in the cloud, they dilute…
It's interesting because I've heard Manifest 3 was an effort to not make extensions quite have full trust capability and isn't as odious as it sounds but it's also Google, so...
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#15It looks like they chose a Product Manager and MBA. Why can't we get a software engineer or computer scientist?
Wouldn't it make more sense to have them program and let a product person handle big picture ideas
The track record of MBA's destroying companies says otherwise.
What Mozilla needs is a change in leadership direction, not another MBA.
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#16It looks like they chose a Product Manager and MBA. Why can't we get a software engineer or computer scientist?
They need to build a great product as well as somehow fund the project. Seem like those credentials match the requirements.
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#17Good for them. Currently they spend millions of dollars (that mostly come from people wanting to support their browser) on huge salaries and projects that have nothing to do with their browser. At the same time they keep on taking steps to alienate those that are donating or using their products. The bar for success is pretty low - stop wasting all them bucks, and stop alienating your users. If you could do that, the…
No, their millions of dollars dont come mostly from people wanting to support their browser.
It comes from search ads on google.com
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#18Does anyone else feel like the "Trust" angle is the only card they have left to play? Technically, Chrome is faster on JS benchmarks. Edge has better OS integration on Windows and comes by default. Safari wins on battery life on Mac. Firefox's only unique selling point is "We aren't a massive data vampire." If they clutter the browser with AI which inherently requires data processing, often in the cloud, they dilute…
They also have the "extensions that can do real ad blocking" angle.
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#19Can't imagine a worse angle for regaining trust than doubling down on AI slop.
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#20> AI should always be a choice — something people can easily turn off.
Welp. Starting off on the wrong foot. "AI should always be a choice - something people can easily opt in to".
Can't teach what there's profit in not learning, etc. Oh well.