Exclusive: Mozilla names new CEO as it pivots to data privacy
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Laura Chambers will step in as interim CEO to run operations until a permanent replacement is found.

Mozilla Corp., which manages the open-source Firefox browser, announced today that Mitchell Baker is stepping down as CEO to focus on AI and internet safety as chair of the nonprofit foundation. Laura Chambers, a Mozilla board member and entrepreneur with experience at Airbnb, PayPal, and eBay, will step in as interim CEO to run operations until a permanent replacement is found.

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  • Possibly linuxEnglish
    -14•10 months ago

    Honestly I think its the opposite. The UI on desktop look awful and is clunky. The mobile version is nice and pleasant.

    • Mike D.
      14•10 months ago

      I use FF and the desktop and don’t care about the look of the UI. I’m happy FF is fast and doesn’t have memory leaks.

      Making the mobile experience better will go further with helping Mozilla in general than making the desktop UI look pretty.

    • dantheclammanEnglish
      6•10 months ago

      There is no tablet UI (yet, they seem to be finally working on it after years of users waiting). Firefox for Android is clearly languishing, and being lapped by various Chromium-based browsers.

      • @wreckedcarzzEnglish
        10•10 months ago

        Google and Mozilla in unison, reminded that some crazy people buy tablets: “oh yeah, huh”

        Though mobile FF is miles ahead imo, since you can’t have extensions on mobile chrome, it’s not even in the running. FF just launched a few hundred more add-ons for mobile like two months ago, but there have been a dozen+ ones for a few years now. uBO > no uBO, full stop, no question. And Privacy Possum, and Dark Reader, and CleanURLs, and…

        E: oh and forks of FF having about:config access is just chefs kiss

        • dantheclamman
          1•10 months ago

          Google has actually been putting a lot more energy into tablets lately. And that’s not counting foldables

      • Possibly linuxEnglish
        1•10 months ago

        I’ve never used it on a tablet. On my phone it is a way better experience for me compared to something like Cromite. It just is much simpler in terms of UI. (I actually use Mull but it is the same in most regards)

        • dantheclamman
          1•10 months ago

          Yes, I use it on a phone, where it is the best browser available despite its flaws

    • @[email protected]English
      2•10 months ago

      Check out Lepton on GitHub - it’s amazing. Very easy to install, open source and makes Firefox look fucking gorgeous.