Celebrating 20 years of Firefox

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Mz8xJW4CNE

Whether you just downloaded Firefox, or you’ve been with us since the beginning, you are a vital part of helping us make the internet a better place. Here's a sneak peak at what's coming next!

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17 Comments

Damage@feddit.it · 20 pts · 1y (1 reply)

It's funny how, somehow, somewhere along the way displaying PDFs became the web browser's job

JubilantJaguar@lemmy.world · 17 pts · 1y

This is somewhat defensible. PDF is the de-facto alternative to HTML for documents. The web is also full of JPGs and nobody claims that the browser should not render them.

Libb@jlai.lu · 15 pts · 1y (3 replies)

I've been using Firefox since it was called Netscape, and before that I was using Mosaic. Nowadays, I'm also using Safari (and Vivaldi) but I still can't imagine not using FF as my default browser. More exactly, FF with the uBO extension, which is another nice gift to all of us — a bit like FF pop-up blocker was back then.

I would have loved if they had released an anniversary icon for FF. Too bad they did not, but that's probably just me getting old, all nostalgic and sentimental :p

Damage@feddit.it · 4 pts · 1y

I've been using FF since Opera went to shit, I can absolutely imagine not using FF, what I can't imagine is using a WebKit bloatfest

LWD@lemm.ee · 1 pts · 1y (1 reply)

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Libb@jlai.lu · 2 pts · 1y

No, I did not see that. Thx! That's clever.

BTW, I loved this old t-rex logo and felt, well, if not betrayed quite disgruntled the day they replaced it. Loved it so much that occasionally I still wear my old Mozilla 'Take back the web' t-shirts, the ones with the t-rex printed on a red star. It's as cool today as it ever was, if you were to ask me :p

Blisterexe@lemmy.zip · 12 pts · 1y

The tab groups are exactly how i wanted them, that's awesome to see.

The profiles are a very nice addition too.

abrahambelch@programming.dev · 8 pts · 1y (3 replies)

Seems like apart from the new features the UI gets a fresh design as well. That's all personal taste however, I'm just glad they finally implement native tab groups 🤩

Also, just remove all the featured articles bs, nobody cares about the articles (I know that's not gonna happen, but I had to vent for a second)

lemmeBe@sh.itjust.works · 14 pts · 1y (2 replies)

You remove them and they're gone...

Samvega@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 4 pts · 1y (1 reply)

Much like testicles!

LWD@lemm.ee · 0 pts · 1y
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possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip · 4 pts · 1y (3 replies)

I wish Firefox was better

RvTV95XBeo@sh.itjust.works · 0 pts · 1y (2 replies)

Can you elaborate on your request? What feature is it lacking that other browsers deliver on?

darreninthenet@lemmy.sdf.org · 2 pts · 1y

Not OP but for me just having it support macOS autocorrect in the browser would be great... I can literally load any other browser and my typed shortcuts (eg if it type @ @ (without the space in between) it gets auto replaced with my email address) just work... not Firefox though 🤷🏻‍♂️

possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip · -2 pts · 1y

Not being a vessel for all the Mozilla junk. I don't want all the "features"

TriflingToad@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 1y

will it last 20 more?

pinkystew@reddthat.com · -5 pts · 1y (2 replies)

I haven't really used it much over the last 20 years

RvTV95XBeo@sh.itjust.works · 14 pts · 1y

Cool story bro. I once ate pineapple while watching a Golden Girls rerun.

Jackhammer_Joe@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 1y
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