Shame on Mozilla

[patio]

I have by choice resisted upgrading to the newest ver. of Firefox for 3 reasons...
A) I was happy with the version i had...
B) I had tested 3 editions of the newest on another build and decided to stand pat....
C) It was comfortable the way it was...

After putting up with the daily nag screens...which weren't a big deal to me saying ask later/no all of a sudden on boot-up today everyhting was changed...different theme/addons...etc.

Needless to say i was a bit miffed they could actually jam this down my throat because they decided on their own it was best for me.

I'm now in the process of backing up my Profile and having to uninstall Firefox and re-install the ver. i want from Oldapps...
I just think it's kinda carpy i have to do all this just because they did what they did.

No ...i'm not changing browsers for those who will probably be suggesting that...i just think it's wrong for them to conduct things in this manner.....

End of Rant.

[Allan]

I felt the same at first patio, but I am using the latest version and have it configured so it essentially looks and works like 3.6. The biggest boon is a theme named Firefox 3 for Firefox 4+ (it was recommend by ST and it's perfect - you should give it a try before uninstalling)

[patio]

Don't make changes to my PC without my consent....Period.

[BC_Programmer]

On Linux it never updates on it's own. Kind of annoying since when you do update it yourself you sometimes lose almost all your preferences...

[Allan]

Don't make changes to my PC without my consent....Period.

Okay, I'll try to restrain myself in the future

[BC_Programmer]

I sense a new bestseller. "Are you there Mozilla? It's me, Patio"

[Salmon Trout]

Don't make changes to my PC without my consent....Period.

http://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/update-firefox-latest-version#Configuring_update_options

[evilfantasy]

http://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/update-firefox-latest-version#Configuring_update_options

It may not be that cut and dry for the FF 3 faithful.

Old article but it gives some insight on how Mozilla is willing to take updating into their own hands if they think they need to.

Computerworld - Mozilla plans to push 12 million users of the aged Firefox 3.5 to a newer version next month by taking the unprecedented step of automatically upgrading their browser.

While it will continue to "dangle the carrot" of Firefox 4 to those users -- Mozilla started offering an upgrade to Firefox 4 to people running Firefox 3.5 and Firefox 3.6 last week -- it will "force 3.6 on 3.5 stragglers not choosing to update to Firefox 4 or 3.6 (give them the stick)," wrote Christian Legnitto, the Firefox release manager, in a message posted to a developer mailing list.

The argument is always the same. Outdated, unsupported browsers have big security holes in them. Mozilla wants to keep you safe but if you are an above average web surfer then I won't try preaching to you as I know you are more than qualified to use any "dangerous" browser out there and keep out of trouble.

For everyone else though... Update *censored*!

[evilfantasy]

Not sure of how powerful it is but it might be what you're looking for. http://www.updatefreezer.org

[truenorth]

Have been dealing with an annoying problem since one of the last 2 Sea Monkey updates. It occurs on the CH page when i place the cursor over the "Posts" tab and display the drop down menu even though "replies to your posts" option appears if i slide my cursor down to it the whole list of options disappears. This happens about 80-90% of the time and can only be overcome by opening some other tab and then the option list under "Posts" will remain and i can then access and open it. Does not occur on the same computer using IE 8 or on another computer that has Opera. truenorth

[Zylstra]

Frankly, I dumped FireFox a while ago.
Version whatever-we-are-at-now sucks. It is slow, crashes a lot, and just isn't that great.
It pushed me over to Google Chrome which I love. Chrome is lightweight and easy to use, and is very customizable with extensions and themes like Firefox was.

I completely get what you mean, Patio. There are very few programs that I care to allow to update themselves -- not even Windows makes that list. Prompt me about it and let me know there is a new version, I'll take care of it when I feel like it.

[Salmon Trout]

I switched from Internet Explorer to Firefox way back, must be 6 years ago, version 1.5 dot something, and I have always found it very stable.

[evilfantasy]

There have been some issues with Flash crashing recently but other than that I've always been happy. I don't really like Chrome.

This is an interesting article. Has some very good points.

July 10, 2012 - Ex-Mozilla Employee Knows Why Firefox Is Losing To Chrome

DiCarlo then goes on to say that everybody who has stopped using Firefox all tell him the exact same thing. The browser either broke their extensions, asked them to restart or both. ......

OT
Been using Maxthon for my mobile browser. It's got some great options plus built in sync with the desktop version. Worth checking out. Firefox mobile hasn't really appealed to me for some reason.
/OT

[patio]

Maxthon was always a good lightweight choice and is probably great in a portable version...
Based on the IE version.

But i guess the only point of my mini-rant was that someone else can decide what's good for the User when ultimately that should be left up strictly to the User...

[maxum]

If I was you, I would learn assembly language and mix the new version to the old one: The new version's internals and the old one's cockpit.
Like a car with a new motor, but the same cockpit