Why Firefox Has Jumped the Shark

#1

Post by dragonquest » Thu, Apr 30, 2009, 10:29 AM UTC

Why Firefox Has Jumped the Shark
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Re: Why Firefox Has Jumped the Shark

#2

Post by alexk » Thu, Apr 30, 2009, 10:41 AM UTC

"It just doesn't feel right any more" - this point makes no sense at all, and the worst part is that the whole article is based on this saying.

(I suspect the real meaning is "It is not that brand new shiny toy any more, and Chrome is")

Re: Why Firefox Has Jumped the Shark

#3

Post by Tichy » Thu, Apr 30, 2009, 10:43 AM UTC

"the stupid URL bar that explodes into a list of sites whenever I type even a single letter there"

Um, that feature is brilliant, it's the only way I can still handle my bookmarks. Haven't tried Google Chrome, so I don't know if they have come up with a better solution. Have they?

Re: Why Firefox Has Jumped the Shark

#4

Post by bmj » Thu, Apr 30, 2009, 10:49 AM UTC

Tichy wrote: post #3

"the stupid URL bar that explodes into a list of sites whenever I type even a single letter there" Um, that feature is brilliant, it's the only way I can still handle my bookmarks. Haven't tried Google Chrome, so I don't know if they have come up with a better solution. Have they?

I believe Chrome does the same sort of thing, and it includes "Search for..." for the the tokens you have already entered.

Re: Why Firefox Has Jumped the Shark

#5

Post by miguelpais » Thu, Apr 30, 2009, 10:49 AM UTC

I just know I never used Firefox again after Safari 4 Beta...

Re: Why Firefox Has Jumped the Shark

#6

Post by barrkel » Thu, Apr 30, 2009, 10:54 AM UTC

Little more than linkbait, and less well argued than a Dvorak piece.

Re: Why Firefox Has Jumped the Shark

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Post by andyking » Thu, Apr 30, 2009, 10:58 AM UTC

Tichy wrote: post #3

"the stupid URL bar that explodes into a list of sites whenever I type even a single letter there" Um, that feature is brilliant, it's the only way I can still handle my bookmarks. Haven't tried Google Chrome, so I don't know if they have come up with a better solution. Have they?

I love that bar, I don't even need to bookmark pages I visit a lot any more. All I need to do is type, say, "yc" and up pops this site. "tv" will show me tonight's TV listings. "gu" brings up the Guardian.

If I wanted to come back to this story, "yc firefox" would most likely bring me here and to any other HN stories I'd read with Firefox in the title. And so on. I didn't really like it when it was first brought in (change? no!) but it's grown on me.

Re: Why Firefox Has Jumped the Shark

#8

Post by [deleted] » Thu, Apr 30, 2009, 11:00 AM UTC

alexk wrote: post #2

"It just doesn't feel right any more" - this point makes no sense at all, and the worst part is that the whole article is based on this saying. (I suspect the real meaning is "It is not that brand new shiny toy any more, and Chrome is")

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Re: Why Firefox Has Jumped the Shark

#9

Post by jasonkester » Thu, Apr 30, 2009, 11:07 AM UTC

This guy sums up my sentiments on the issue quite nicely. Firefox just can't hang anymore in the presence of Chrome, and Safari (and arguably even IE). I dig plugins as much as the next guy, but it's not enough to make me open Firefox for anything more than testing these days.

Re: Why Firefox Has Jumped the Shark

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Post by listic » Thu, Apr 30, 2009, 11:15 AM UTC

Tichy wrote: post #3

"the stupid URL bar that explodes into a list of sites whenever I type even a single letter there" Um, that feature is brilliant, it's the only way I can still handle my bookmarks. Haven't tried Google Chrome, so I don't know if they have come up with a better solution. Have they?

I still can't get used to the "stupid" URL bar (I'd call it too smart for my liking). It's a pity it is a pervasive trend amongst modern browsers. I have a copy of Opera 9.27 that doesn't yet have it, it's a pity it cannot render more and more sites properly.

Can I switch to the classic URL bar?