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Why Mozilla Needs To Pick a New Fight

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the zombies-need-killing dept.

nk497 writes "Mozilla has succeeded in improving the browser world, and its rivals have outstripped it in terms of features. So what's the point of Firefox, then, wonders Stuart Turton. He suggests it could turn its community of developers to better use than battling it out for browser market share. 'I think Mozilla has a lot more to offer as a kind of roaming software troublemaker. The company has already proven itself brilliant at pulling a community together, offering it direction and spurring innovation in a lifeless market. Now that browsers are healthy, wouldn't it be brilliant if Mozilla started a ruck elsewhere?' And where better to start than the stagnant office suite arena: 'Imagine if Mozilla decided tomorrow to build an office suite. Imagine all those ideas. Imagine how brilliant that could be. Just imagine. Now imagine Firefox 4. Honestly, which one of those are you most excited by?'"

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  1. Turn down those coals. by Culture20 · · Score: 3, Funny

    You're making IE and Safari teams dance too quickly. Turn down the bellows on the coals and let them rest, stagnate. The current state of browsers will be good for the next 50 years. Mozilla should make a kitchen recipe sorter instead.

  2. What are they talking about? by vlm · · Score: 4, Funny

    Mozilla has succeeded in improving the browser world, and its rivals have outstripped it in terms of features.

    What browser are they talking about?

    Heres my request / requirement:

    A better "adblock plus" than adblock plus

    AND a better "firebug" than firebug

    AND a better "ghostery" than ghostery

    AND a better "ie tab plus" than ie tab plus

    AND a better "firefox sync" than firefox sync

    AND a better "flashblock" than flashblock

    AND a better "noscript" than noscript

    the result of this select query is .... (insert beavis voice from B+B) "uh uhuh huh chrome runs javascript 10 ms faster huh huhuhuh"

    --
    "Science flies us to the moon. Religion flies us into buildings." - Victor Stenger
  3. Re:office suite? by Nethemas+the+Great · · Score: 2, Funny

    You speak like you might have actually used the software...

    --
    Two of my imaginary friends reproduced once ... with negative results.
  4. Re:office suite? by The+MAZZTer · · Score: 3, Funny

    Office 2010 has a splash screen. Even better, it has a cancel button on the splash, just in case you get tired of waiting and change your mind!

  5. Re:It Hurts by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    I like how some talking heads imagine that software "just happens." It doesn't take sleepless nights and thousands of weighty e-mails and collaboration ... you just have to say or think something and suddenly it exists.

    See also: Why can't I build a dirigible with my mind?

  6. Re:It Hurts by reboot246 · · Score: 3, Funny

    That could be dangerous on a touchscreen! :)