Comments on: Today in Technology: Firefox Mania Strikes Again – Crosses the 30% Market Share Line http://adrianmott.com/2009/07/01/today-in-technology-firefox-mania-strikes-again-crosses-the-30-market-share-line/ Thu, 18 Feb 2010 22:43:57 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.3 hourly 1 By: Michael http://adrianmott.com/2009/07/01/today-in-technology-firefox-mania-strikes-again-crosses-the-30-market-share-line/comment-page-1/#comment-4251 Michael Fri, 03 Jul 2009 23:53:03 +0000 http://adrianmott.com/?p=679#comment-4251 I, and perhaps a lot other people who downloaded FF 3.5, backed out of it, because of its lack compatibility with my favorite extensions. Extensions are one of (and perhaps the top) reasons that people use FF. Most of the gain is in JavaScript, and savvy web users almost never use JavaScript, because it has security holes and is usually used for tracking, web annoyances, and other nefarious purposes. I'm also literate, not a vidiot, and thus rarely use multimedia, so only a big performance gain is noticeable. I use the web primarily for information, not for entertainment. That was its original purpose. I, and perhaps a lot other people who downloaded FF 3.5, backed out of it, because of its lack compatibility with my favorite extensions. Extensions are one of (and perhaps the top) reasons that people use FF.

Most of the gain is in JavaScript, and savvy web users almost never use JavaScript, because it has security holes and is usually used for tracking, web annoyances, and other nefarious purposes.

I’m also literate, not a vidiot, and thus rarely use multimedia, so only a big performance gain is noticeable. I use the web primarily for information, not for entertainment. That was its original purpose.

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