Firefox should release a separate build - "base", "core", "classic" - clearly, I am not a marketing person, but idea behind it, that this is only a browser without any extra features added. No "AI", no studies, no account sync. Only bare minimum browser, that allows user to do their internet things and, if they ever desire, will install all extra bells and whistles as extensions. No need to agree to any EULA either (remember, that it was added to Firefox?). And, the best part, all existing users will still keep using the same old Firefox version, no surprises for them. Now, I assume that someone will tell me, that this version already exists and is called ESR :)

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bondarchuk 21 hours ago | parent | next [-]

For example at the moment multi-account containers is a plugin. I needed it and installed the plugin and it's fine.

	▲	netule 19 hours ago \| parent [-]
		It kind of sucks that this isn’t a core feature of the browser, but the AI stuff will be. At least Firefox sync is good enough to sync extensions.

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driverdan 20 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Firefox should be a browser, period. It should render pages. All other features should be extensions.

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braiamp 3 hours ago | parent | next [-]

If Firefox is just a browser, it will not get any money.

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GaryBluto 17 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

That would've been possible if they didn't kill XUL.

	▲	asadotzler 14 hours ago \| parent [-]
		That's silly. It's still entirely possible as there are plenty of great extensions that don't require XUL and Firefox, which is still almost entirely XUL, can be hacked on locally to reduce surfaced features all the way down to a window with an addressbar and nothing else by examining that XUL and using userChrome.css to alter it.

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yjftsjthsd-h 20 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

I'm pretty sure ESR is a different thing, but yeah, that sounds like a good idea. I think it even should be relatively easy, insofar as that a lot of the non-base functionality is in built-in extensions?