I'm just waiting for them to start decommissioning the addon framework, which they've already started by requiring all addons to be signed by Mozilla, or they won't be loaded. Mozilla is filled with people hell-bent on destroying Firefox the web browser and and replacing it with Firefox the Platform. For that matter, they could even bundle addons for things like Hello, making it easy for users to remove addons they have no interest in.īut no. Mozilla could even show a 'suggested addons' page the first time a user runs Firefox that includes stuff like Pocket and the absurd Firefox Hello crap.

If someone wants add chat client or 'read it later' functionality, users can choose to install that addon. The baseline browser as a framework is extensible in an almost unlimited fashion, which should allow them to keep the default web browser lean and focused on browsing the web. Which is the beauty of the Firefox addon system. In the end, you have a program that does everything for everyone, that nobody really can use effectively. The trend in software development is always towards bloat, cruft and kitchen sink.

Firefox pocket