well, they are the more privacy oriented browser for 1.

performance is a big issue and ram doesn't fix it. processors aren't getting much faster... they are getting more parallelized but not much faster. The move to webext was a way to allow for firefox to iterate faster toward a more performant browser with the tools in place to allow for customization and experimentation for new extension APIs(look at webext experiments[0]). If it's a worthwhile feature you can add it in and they can see that it works and then they can merge the experiment into firefox mainland. it's more work but results in a more performant, stable, privacy oriented browser.

0. see the one for better keyboard support to enable vimperator style extensions.

Yea the Commercial Proprietary Pocket integration, EME, and various other Mozilla choices really fill me with confidence that they care about privacy,

Personally I would not be shocked if FF was a Closed Source Browser filled with google analytics by Version 60 at the rate they are going that if MS does not simply buy out Mozilla First

> Commercial Proprietary Pocket integration

that isn't used to track you unless you opt in to it.

> EME

So? I am failing to see what encrypted media enhancements has to do with privacy. They were getting some serious flak for not being able to watch drm protected content.

That sounds like some serious hyperbole. I have seen how mozilla does what they do and they are very vigilant about privacy protections and how user data is collected and aggregated. At the end of the day you are free to use a different browser if you think it's going that poorly.

Sure I am free to use something, I am also free to criticize Mozilla for ruining the last good Open Source Web Browser buy turning into just another Commercial Browser akin to Chrome or Edge.

Your reply is about the smallest part of my comment, but ok.