This is a very one sided view of the situation. What features were added to the browser during this time period? What was there time to do because these features weren't taking up focus?
It is, but that is because it is tailored to my workflow as a power user who has an unfortunate knack for making use of many of the lesser known features of Firefox.
As for new features, nothing that I personally use. Many of these features were removed to pave way for Web Extensions and Quantum and that is justification enough and a direction Firefox needs to move towards if they want to capture the general audience.
They are perfectly fine as a browser-that-isn't-Chrome. But they're no longer a browser for Power Users which is what I feel the roots of FF 2 - FF 4 was like. It was a browser for power users, who wanted control over their browser. Now it's a competitor to/alternative of Chrome that's increasingly being simplified and locked down.
For example, I can't open a new tab to a website I own because setting the new tab page was used maliciously. There's no way to opt out. That's catering to the general population at the detriment to power users. That's all.
It isn't necessarily a bad thing - as iffed as I come off as being.
Nadya|7 years ago
As for new features, nothing that I personally use. Many of these features were removed to pave way for Web Extensions and Quantum and that is justification enough and a direction Firefox needs to move towards if they want to capture the general audience.
They are perfectly fine as a browser-that-isn't-Chrome. But they're no longer a browser for Power Users which is what I feel the roots of FF 2 - FF 4 was like. It was a browser for power users, who wanted control over their browser. Now it's a competitor to/alternative of Chrome that's increasingly being simplified and locked down.
For example, I can't open a new tab to a website I own because setting the new tab page was used maliciously. There's no way to opt out. That's catering to the general population at the detriment to power users. That's all.
It isn't necessarily a bad thing - as iffed as I come off as being.