Re: Version numbers and an update from the UX team

On Sat, Aug 20, 2011 at 11:27 PM, Petter Andersson
<[email protected]> wrote:
> On Aug 21, 5:14 am, Reuben Morais <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> Yes, like I said, I taught them how to use the features they care
>> about in the new version. Version numbers are the last thing they care
>> about.
>
> You're right. So let's roll with that for a moment, shall we? 3.6
> series user accidentally upgrades, despite cautions of his peers to
> avoid newer versions like plague. He finds the browser stripped of any
> kind of features, because he can no longer find what he needs, due to
> "improvements". All comfort of features donated by 3rd party plugins
> is gone as well (which is a Critical Failure for a browser which
> always believed in 3rd party plugins to such degree, that "there's a
> plugin for that" thinking became commonplace). Let me assure you, user
> will very quickly home in on the root of his problems; i.e., having
> unwittingly accepted newer but inferior version. There is such a thing
> as word of mouth, and at this moment it does not favor Firefox. I say,
> well done. Keep this up and care level indeed drops to zero, there's
> no worries about version numbers when something is indeed thing of
> distant past. :D
>

I feel for the users you know, which are unfortunate to be in this situation.

>
> ps. is being clueless a job requirement @ mozilla? do you have to take
> lessons for that? get off your high horse already...
>

I do not work for Mozilla.

--
Reuben