settings that are known to break websites are disabled in the default configuration, and labeled clearly in the settings pane.
firefox doesn't exist to "win" the browser wars. it doesn't even exist to give users the best possible browsing experience, although that's certainly a primary goal and in my experience they're doing well.
the #1 reason that firefox exists is so that mozilla can have a seat at the WHATWG table -- because very important decisions about the fabric of the world wide web happen there, and the other seats all belong to apple, google, and microsoft.
mozilla is the closest thing we (the users -- not just firefox users, but all web users) have to a "representative" in the WHATWG, because mozilla doesn't answer to shareholders.
> What good is amazing privacy stuff if your userbase is rapidly dwindling?
aside from a noticeable dip when the new chromium-edge started shipping with windows, firefox browser usage on desktop has been pretty steady for the past 5 years.
the value in adding privacy features is that it solidifies a certain use of the protocols, making it harder for WHATWG to make spec changes that undermine the provided security.
firefox doesn't exist to "win" the browser wars. it doesn't even exist to give users the best possible browsing experience, although that's certainly a primary goal and in my experience they're doing well.
the #1 reason that firefox exists is so that mozilla can have a seat at the WHATWG table -- because very important decisions about the fabric of the world wide web happen there, and the other seats all belong to apple, google, and microsoft.
mozilla is the closest thing we (the users -- not just firefox users, but all web users) have to a "representative" in the WHATWG, because mozilla doesn't answer to shareholders.
> What good is amazing privacy stuff if your userbase is rapidly dwindling?
aside from a noticeable dip when the new chromium-edge started shipping with windows, firefox browser usage on desktop has been pretty steady for the past 5 years.
the value in adding privacy features is that it solidifies a certain use of the protocols, making it harder for WHATWG to make spec changes that undermine the provided security.