The point about "There was a discussion about removing the version number" is about the only appropriate response I got that somebody actually got my rant.
However you are Assuming "The latest is the Greatest".
There was one of the versions 5 or 6, I forget. I didn't want it. But when it came time to reformat my computer I didn't have a choice and had to get an older version from a friend. It was buggy and slow. Crashed with Flash all the time. You could blame Adobe, but I want to wait till it gets worked out to upload.
I'm just wandering why not 4.1 - 4.2 with an automatic update especially if it's a security issue. People are much more likely to download an update then a full version upgrade. You can't tell me you don't automatically click "Update" when it pops up vs load new version where you think twice.
I can tell you my friends have a variety versions of firefox 3-7 (Not all of them are tech savvy). But I guarantee they all have they most up to date sub version of what ever they are on.
Also as a rule with version releases I usually wait a month or 2 to let other people "beta" test it to make sure their are no major bugs. It's something I have applied in my career and has protected me from various software issues that come with new version. XP -> Vista -> 7 is an example for why I never used Vista but now happily run 7.
I'm sorry but Mozilla is not using versions right.
I'm just shocked people don't get this and my comment was taken with such backlash. And don't get me wrong, I love mozilla and what they've done. I love firefox.
Dear Mozilla. Why do you keep doing all these full version releases? Seriously it's just annoying.
Just because IE is on version 10. Doesn't mean you have to be.
Why are you doing this....
You've gone from 3-8 in a year. That's not right.
However you are Assuming "The latest is the Greatest".
There was one of the versions 5 or 6, I forget. I didn't want it. But when it came time to reformat my computer I didn't have a choice and had to get an older version from a friend. It was buggy and slow. Crashed with Flash all the time. You could blame Adobe, but I want to wait till it gets worked out to upload.
I'm just wandering why not 4.1 - 4.2 with an automatic update especially if it's a security issue. People are much more likely to download an update then a full version upgrade. You can't tell me you don't automatically click "Update" when it pops up vs load new version where you think twice.
I can tell you my friends have a variety versions of firefox 3-7 (Not all of them are tech savvy). But I guarantee they all have they most up to date sub version of what ever they are on.
Also as a rule with version releases I usually wait a month or 2 to let other people "beta" test it to make sure their are no major bugs. It's something I have applied in my career and has protected me from various software issues that come with new version. XP -> Vista -> 7 is an example for why I never used Vista but now happily run 7.
I'm sorry but Mozilla is not using versions right.
I'm just shocked people don't get this and my comment was taken with such backlash. And don't get me wrong, I love mozilla and what they've done. I love firefox.