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0 pointsalbedoa8mo ago0 comments

Okay? The thing that you force-fed users saw good adoption. Imagine that.

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dao-8mo ago

Drop the hyperbole for a second. It was a choice screen, a far cry from force-feeding. I'll grant you, somewhat wide adoption is almost a given when putting this kind of UI in front of all users, but that still doesn't mean that it was a mistake or a net loss to give folks who wouldn't normally customize Firefox a chance to do so. So, what's your point?

Y_Y8mo ago

It was something I didn't want, put between me and my browser, because someone at Mozilla decided they wanted wveryone to stop what they were doing and pay attention to this new method of self expression. If it wasn't a big deal them why do I still care about it? Maybe I should just change my desktop theme until I feel better.

albedoaOP8mo ago

> So, what's your point?

What? It's the one you conceded:

> I'll grant you, somewhat wide adoption is almost a given when putting this kind of UI in front of all users

I see now that "force-fed" is hyperbole. It was merely "put in front of all users". And then the thing that happens when you put this kind of UI in front of all users happened.

Thanks!

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