Re: Removing Firefox Version Number

On Wednesday, August 17, 2011 10:28:36 PM UTC+2, Asa Dotzler wrote:
> 
> I think you're mis-characterizing that. Let me try to clear it up some. 
> Mozilla has never focused on enterprises but now we're discussing 
> whether we should or not. That's the Enterprise Working Group.

With Mozilla's market share I would assume that the products are used in various and diverse enterprise environments, whether you are "focusing" on them or not.

> Mozilla has always been focused on the individual user and our UX team 
> continues to focus on individual users.
> 
> If the Enterprise Working Group results in a change to Mozilla's mission 
> (which as I said is focused on the individual) then Mozilla will put 
> resources, including UX resources into enterprise features.

Let me just cut this short by saying: your statements are alienating enterprise users and even more importantly, decision makers.

You are sitting in an ivory tower and telling everybody what Mozilla is focusing on instead of excepting the fact, that Mozilla has enterprise users and simply telling them that while post 3.6 development process brought certain issues for enterprise deployments, Mozilla is looking into resolving this in a best possible way. And leaving it at that for the time being, since you obviously don't have a better answer at the moment.

What you're basically saying instead is: enterprise users, we don't think about you. Don't use our products.

Is this really the message you want to be sending?

Or let me rephrase that - are you the person that makes such decisions for Mozilla? Are you in the place to see the bigger picture? And if not, are you the one that should be having this discussion with end users of your product?

Let me remind you that this line of discussion isn't just about your departments work any more. This has gone beyond some intellectual discussion about version numbers appearing here and there, you're talking to the end users of your entire organization.

For the sake of brevity, I'll cut this post short here.

Thanks for reading.