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The user in question should just try it again.
I'm asking because they explicitly said they don't want Firefox. I'm formatting their PC and if possible, would like to move them away from Chrome due to the privacy issues that come with it. Yes, I'm aware and agree that Firefox is the better option, but I'm trying to meet them half-way.
Most of the time, if people have no clue about tech and say they want or don't want software X, they have no real reason for it.
I bet they couldn't even tell you what exactly they didn't like. I worked as an IT consultant for years and the amount of people telling me to set up a specific software without even knowing what it does or what features it has is staggering.
I once had a client request I 'set up SAP' without even specifying which of their products. They heard all successful companies used SAP. Turns out they didn't need a year long expensive ERP migration but they used a totally outdated version of their existing ERP solution. After upgrading that and installing a plugin for QR code scanning and generation for easier inventory, their requirements were fulfilled.
In many cases my clients were happier with the alternatives provided after we did a thorough analysis on their requirements. They often saved time and money and at some point realised that there's a reason they asked an IT professional to help them.
If your user has a good reason for not wanting Firefox, install Chromium, set up Edge, go to alternativeto.net and find an obscure alternative like Midori... but you don't even mentioned a real reason or requirements to work with here, so you can literally use any browser. Even firefox. We don't even know if your user cares about privacy.
Do you know why they didn't like it the first time? I know people who didn't like the UI design. If that user didn't like FF for that reason, then the new interface design should solve the problem.
Literally all modern browsers look and behave the same, so, I will never understand people saying such statements...
They behave the same but FF had an older design than most of the other "big" browsers. Not that I thought it was ugly, but it's undeniable that there was less effort put into the visuals.
I thought Firefox' design was functional. Now they plan on disconnecting the tab bar from the tab itself which makes not a lot of sense from a UX design viewpoint. Let's see if users like it…
Mozilla already has a really low userbase. They do stuff like the Pocket integration and pointless redesigns to alienate them even further.
I have used Firefox as my main browser since Firefox 0.9. I never warmed up to any of the Chromium-based alternatives. But even I think that Mozilla likes to fuck up from time to time.
Then I think you guys might like this: https://github.com/black7375/Firefox-UI-Fix
I really like the new Firefox design. Have not seen very much complaining from others.
Very much this! They all behave pretty much the same by default.