Comments on: The UX of Firefox 3.5 http://commadot.com/the-ux-of-firefox-3-5/ Started in 1996, Glen Lipka has been been randomly publishing about User Experience, Technology, Human Psychology and other subjects. Sat, 13 Mar 2010 21:14:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0-alpha By: mdmadph http://commadot.com/the-ux-of-firefox-3-5/#comment-10791 mdmadph Thu, 18 Jun 2009 21:02:34 +0000 http://commadot.com/?p=1421#comment-10791 @Rachel Which makes Google coming out with Chrome all the stranger. I never even saw it coming. @Rachel

Which makes Google coming out with Chrome all the stranger. I never even saw it coming.

]]> By: Rachel Luxemburg http://commadot.com/the-ux-of-firefox-3-5/#comment-10790 Rachel Luxemburg Thu, 18 Jun 2009 21:01:08 +0000 http://commadot.com/?p=1421#comment-10790 "I love that they are non-profit and are up against much bigger and better resourced competitors like Google, Apple and Microsoft. How do they do that?" Google pays Firefox in the tens of millions annually. “I love that they are non-profit and are up against much bigger and better resourced competitors like Google, Apple and Microsoft. How do they do that?”

Google pays Firefox in the tens of millions annually.

]]> By: Glen Lipka http://commadot.com/the-ux-of-firefox-3-5/#comment-10789 Glen Lipka Thu, 18 Jun 2009 20:10:04 +0000 http://commadot.com/?p=1421#comment-10789 Some Einstein Quotes...he had a way with words: - Any intelligent fool can make things bigger and more complex... It takes a touch of genius - and a lot of courage to move in the opposite direction. - Make everything as simple as possible, but not simpler. Yes, Chrome is innovative by finding a simpler way. It doesn't reduce features, it makes them easier/more elegant. Chrome still has menus and bookmarks, but they figured out how to make them simpler. Funny thing about Safari, I never use it. I don't like their version of the tabs. Some Einstein Quotes…he had a way with words:

- Any intelligent fool can make things bigger and more complex… It takes a touch of genius – and a lot of courage to move in the opposite direction.

- Make everything as simple as possible, but not simpler.

Yes, Chrome is innovative by finding a simpler way. It doesn’t reduce features, it makes them easier/more elegant. Chrome still has menus and bookmarks, but they figured out how to make them simpler.

Funny thing about Safari, I never use it. I don’t like their version of the tabs.

]]> By: mdmadph http://commadot.com/the-ux-of-firefox-3-5/#comment-10788 mdmadph Thu, 18 Jun 2009 20:00:27 +0000 http://commadot.com/?p=1421#comment-10788 Well, that's the thing -- why is everyone saying Chrome is so "innovative" when it comes to UX? If you ask me, all they did was _remove_ things (and Safari 4 quickly followed suit). Is it really innovative to just remove standard things (menus, bookmarks bar, etc.) from a browser and say, "Look at what we made!!" If Firefox comes out with a browser that's just an address bar at the top of their UI, and nothing else, will it be a champion of innovation? Well, that’s the thing — why is everyone saying Chrome is so “innovative” when it comes to UX? If you ask me, all they did was _remove_ things (and Safari 4 quickly followed suit).

Is it really innovative to just remove standard things (menus, bookmarks bar, etc.) from a browser and say, “Look at what we made!!”

If Firefox comes out with a browser that’s just an address bar at the top of their UI, and nothing else, will it be a champion of innovation?

]]> By: Glen Lipka http://commadot.com/the-ux-of-firefox-3-5/#comment-10787 Glen Lipka Thu, 18 Jun 2009 18:46:57 +0000 http://commadot.com/?p=1421#comment-10787 Quite the opposite. I am part of the jQuery evangelism team. jQuery changed my life. Some experiments: http://www.commadot.com/jquery My point was, "I know lots about websites and jQuery and here is this jetpack thing, and I can't figure out what to do with it." Quite the opposite. I am part of the jQuery evangelism team. jQuery changed my life.

Some experiments: http://www.commadot.com/jquery

My point was, “I know lots about websites and jQuery and here is this jetpack thing, and I can’t figure out what to do with it.”

]]> By: Robert Schultz http://commadot.com/the-ux-of-firefox-3-5/#comment-10786 Robert Schultz Thu, 18 Jun 2009 18:07:42 +0000 http://commadot.com/?p=1421#comment-10786 Quote: "...I don’t know what it’s for and it says jQuery all over it" Do you have something against jQuery? Just curious :) Quote: “…I don’t know what it’s for and it says jQuery all over it”

Do you have something against jQuery?

Just curious :)

]]> By: Glen Lipka http://commadot.com/the-ux-of-firefox-3-5/#comment-10784 Glen Lipka Thu, 18 Jun 2009 16:53:13 +0000 http://commadot.com/?p=1421#comment-10784 I want Firefox to succeed. I have the feeling though that they are getting out-resourced and need to keep the pressure on regarding UX innovation. I want them to be the best of both worlds on their own. It's annoying to use multiple browsers. I want Firefox to succeed. I have the feeling though that they are getting out-resourced and need to keep the pressure on regarding UX innovation. I want them to be the best of both worlds on their own. It’s annoying to use multiple browsers.

]]> By: mdmadph http://commadot.com/the-ux-of-firefox-3-5/#comment-10783 mdmadph Thu, 18 Jun 2009 16:50:20 +0000 http://commadot.com/?p=1421#comment-10783 Glen, I really, really don't see what the fuss is about. :P 1) Firefox 3.5 isn't a major release. The big deal about Firefox 3.5 _is_ the speed increase, not much more. 2) I like Chrome, too. I like Firefox just as much. So I use both! Firefox for development (because of the multitude of developer extensions), Chrome in incognito mode for all my browsing. Have the best of both worlds! Glen, I really, really don’t see what the fuss is about. :P

1) Firefox 3.5 isn’t a major release. The big deal about Firefox 3.5 _is_ the speed increase, not much more.

2) I like Chrome, too. I like Firefox just as much. So I use both! Firefox for development (because of the multitude of developer extensions), Chrome in incognito mode for all my browsing.

Have the best of both worlds!

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