cross-posted from: https://piefed.world/c/tech/p/1239595/firefox-is-now-ahead-of-safari-in-desktop-browser-market-share-according-to-statcounter

Source.

Ehm.. @firefox ?? What's going on?

Every time I see somebody talking about a bug or security issue, or insisting Mozilla just doesn't have the resources, I think about this.

Source: https://blog.nightly.mozilla.org/2026/06/03/more-kit-more-control-these-weeks-in-firefox-issue-203/

source: https://connect.mozilla.org/t5/discussions/firefox-s-product-roadmap-see-what-s-next-and-share-your/td-p/129098

The guy who wrote this blog really gets what makes/made Firefox good.

Mozilla is a 30 year old company. They are the polar opposite of “start-up”. In fact, for the past 15 years, they've been "thinking like a Start-Up" in various flavors and now they have the lowest [user count] ever. Instead, I dunno, maybe look back at that 30 year history and see what they were doing when they had positive [numbers] and do that again?

I'll give them a hint because I was around then: It wasn't chasing the latest fads.

It was doing what they're good at, being deeply abnormal, and helping folk make what they really wanted.

Firefox succeeds not by being the same, but by attracting folk that want something different and reflects their needs rather than someone's [business objectives].

Firefox’s free built-in VPN usually gives eligible users 50 GB of free bandwidth each month. From now through Aug. 31, we’re making that unlimited, so you have more room to browse privately while you travel, work from public Wi-Fi or connect from somewhere new. Not only will users get unlimited bandwidth, but we’re also unlocking access to 28 country locations to browse from during this period. The VPN returns to its standard 50 GB monthly limit and a standard location set on Sept. 1.

Penpot is now buttery smooth in Firefox! Chromium is no longer required!

Not sure who deserves the props:
@firefox or @penpot, or both!

#design #webdev #firefox

Facebook's Senior VP of Marketing
is now
Mozilla's Chief Financial Officer

Facebook's VP of Ads
is now
Mozilla's Senior VP of Product
(The apparent most senior position)

Spotted on Mozilla's bug tracker:

[meta] Homepage Sports Widget

Where it turns out the countdown widget was part of a broader plan to add a different permanent widget:

• "Phase 1: Countdown"
• "Phase 2: Follow a team and View Schedule"

Web calls will apparently be providing

• SportsMatch
• SportsTeam
• MatchStatus
• TournamentPhase

You can also expect a popup on the Desktop that advertises World Cup wallpapers.

The Phase 1 wallpapers and widget remind me of 2017 when they rolled out the creepiest experiment possible and then apologized with language that would be at home today:

"Although we always have the best intentions, not everything that we try works as we want," said Jascha Kaykas-Wolff, Mozilla's chief marketing officer... "This was not a paid promotion but rather a collaboration that was intended to be fun."

Why did @firefox change the startpage layout? Lots of empty space above the logo that pushes the shortcut icons down and out of sight, even if you don't display the search bar. And why is it not possible to decide how many shortcuts/columns there are? The only workaround afaik being to enlarge the size.
Not impressed. The startpage is the thing I use most, if it is not easily accessible it costs me a lot of time.