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Re: Firefox Has Moved to Firefox.com

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Post by bobsoap »

everfree wrote: post #14
bobsoap wrote: post #4

Finally! No more "You know, you should really get Firefox, it's super easy. First you need to go to this other website though. Yes, I know, I know. Just trust me, okay?"

Chrome = Google.com Edge = Microsoft.com Safari = Apple.com Seems like Firefox is now the outlier, not the other way around. Now Firefox is the only browser with a home page domain the same as its common name. (Note: I’m not saying that I think it’s a bad thing.)

That may be, but mozilla.org isn't exactly a brand like google.com. Most people have never heard of it.

If you're trying to get non-technical people to try an underdog browser, simplicity helps. A single, straightforward brand name is better.

Re: Firefox Has Moved to Firefox.com

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Post by sebastiennight »

Medea wrote: post #17
everfree wrote: post #14

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Chrome = Google.com Edge = Microsoft.com Safari = Apple.com Seems like Firefox is now the outlier, not the other way around. Now Firefox is the only browser with a home page domain the same as its common name. (Note: I’m not saying that I think it’s a bad thing.)

chrome.com redirects to www.google.com/chrome/ No one has to download Edge or Safari.

No one wants ...

FTFY

Re: Firefox Has Moved to Firefox.com

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Post by jacobgkau »

everfree wrote: post #14
bobsoap wrote: post #4

Finally! No more "You know, you should really get Firefox, it's super easy. First you need to go to this other website though. Yes, I know, I know. Just trust me, okay?"

Chrome = Google.com Edge = Microsoft.com Safari = Apple.com Seems like Firefox is now the outlier, not the other way around. Now Firefox is the only browser with a home page domain the same as its common name. (Note: I’m not saying that I think it’s a bad thing.)

Opera had opera.com back when they were an actual browser (they still have it now, too). Vivaldi has vivaldi.com and Brave has brave.com.

Re: Firefox Has Moved to Firefox.com

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Post by tech234a »

Medea wrote: post #17
everfree wrote: post #14

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Chrome = Google.com Edge = Microsoft.com Safari = Apple.com Seems like Firefox is now the outlier, not the other way around. Now Firefox is the only browser with a home page domain the same as its common name. (Note: I’m not saying that I think it’s a bad thing.)

chrome.com redirects to www.google.com/chrome/ No one has to download Edge or Safari.

Technically Edge can also be installed on macOS/Linux/iOS/Android.

Re: Firefox Has Moved to Firefox.com

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Post by jacobgkau »

ToucanLoucan wrote: post #20
Traubenfuchs wrote: post #16

Earlier quoted context omitted.

That‘s… commendable… or foolish? I would have rented or sold it to the highest bidder.

It's my experience that people who look for a way to profit off of every situation they encounter are usually both wealthier than me and also generally quite miserable, lonely folks. Also ironically, they usually are only as wealthy as they are due to generosity given to them earlier in life they would never give to others. Not said with judgement, just observing.

> Not said with judgement, just observing.

Seems more like speculating than observing. Unless you can elaborate on what proof you have that each of the individuals you've "observed" (which doesn't include GP) were lonely and had handouts.

Re: Firefox Has Moved to Firefox.com

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Post by aspenmayer »

tech234a wrote: post #15
globular-toast wrote: post #2

Where was it before? Been using Firefox non stop for 20 years but last time I went to the website was probably when I still used Windows XP.

I always liked https://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/firefox/releases/ but that's not the primary consumer page.

I hear that they don’t embed tracking metadata in those builds on the FTP, but I haven’t confirmed that.

The normal download page embeds a unique tracking alphanumeric string in your build that is reported to the organization on a regular basis when the telemetry phones home unless you disable this manually and clear the values.

Re: Firefox Has Moved to Firefox.com

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Post by joshmanders »

bobsoap wrote: post #21
everfree wrote: post #14

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Chrome = Google.com Edge = Microsoft.com Safari = Apple.com Seems like Firefox is now the outlier, not the other way around. Now Firefox is the only browser with a home page domain the same as its common name. (Note: I’m not saying that I think it’s a bad thing.)

That may be, but mozilla.org isn't exactly a brand like google.com. Most people have never heard of it. If you're trying to get non-technical people to try an underdog browser, simplicity helps. A single, straightforward brand name is better.

Literally everyone I know who isn't technical calls Firefox "mozilla". Including older people.

Re: Firefox Has Moved to Firefox.com

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Post by jacobgkau »

sebastiennight wrote: post #23
Medea wrote: post #17

Earlier quoted context omitted.

chrome.com redirects to www.google.com/chrome/ No one has to download Edge or Safari.

No one wants ... FTFY

I know you're making a joke, but I enjoyed having Safari installed when Apple made it for Windows too, and would still want to download it today if it was available. You can't, though.

Re: Firefox Has Moved to Firefox.com

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Post by bryanlarsen »

Traubenfuchs wrote: post #16
xaerise wrote: post #13

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It was owned by a UK company called Firefox. They actually linked to both Mozilla and Get Firefox for many years as a landing page. When the company shut down, the owner owned it and redirected it to getfirefox.com instead of making a profit from it.

That‘s… commendable… or foolish? I would have rented or sold it to the highest bidder.

Whoever you sold it to would have to have a valid Firefox trademark in a different field like the original owner did, or Firefox would be to snag it via a trademark lawsuit.

Or you could sell it to a malware site, who would lose it fairly quickly but might be able to make some cash in the meantime. I can't imagine they'd earn much though. The old firefox.com didn't have Google juice until after the transition.

The only value in the firefox.com domain is the ability to shake down Mozilla for a sum less than the cost of filing a trademark lawsuit. Which is significant, but not extremely so.

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