I hadn't even read about the intentions to turn Firefox into an AI browser, and I just saw this post on the Fediverse.
Does this mean Firefox will become an agentic browser?
Actual question!
If so, just... Please, don't! Take a hint from this article.
In an interview with “The Verge”, the new Mozilla CEO, Enzor-DeMeo, IMHO hints that axing adblockers is something that, at the very least, was on the table in some form and at some point. From the article:
He says he could begin to block ad blockers in Firefox and estimates that’d bring in another $150 million, but he doesn’t want to do that. It feels off-mission.
It may be just me, but I read this as “I don't want to 😜 😜 but I'll kill AdBlockers in Firefox for buckerinos 😂”. This disappoints and saddens me a lot, and I hope I'm wrong.
On the 28th, somewhere after lunch, my father asked me to take a look at his computer because he couldn't find the bird program icon, as he calls Thunderbird. Keep in mind that he's over 60 years old, and he neither speaks English nor is computer-savvy.
I remembered the default installation profile for the Linux distro I set up on his desktop had it, so the program was there; he was just missing the shortcut on KDE's Plasma taskbar. I added the icon to the taskbar, then took the chance to explain to him how he can create and use email templates in Thunderbird for stuff he does regularly, like asking for prescriptions. To be honest, I think the only part he memorized was how to use the one I created for him. 😅
I think Mozilla might have a 'tech-bro' infestation that also doubles as a 'business-bro' infestation. I was skeptical of the latter, but after exchanging a few messages with someone on the Fediverse, I'm inclined to include it, too.
All this nonsense they've been doing for a few years now is indicative of this type of infestation:
It feels like Mozilla is walking back on promises made. What the actual fuck, Mozilla Foundation?
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