For context, the latest Firefox is 61. 48 is even older than the (ancient) ESR (52):
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@KaiOStech is a problem in the making.https://twitter.com/voxpelli/status/1018831958170918912 …
Yes, I read (and understand) the research. This was the cheap way out. And not Midi/USB is yet more evidence that FF/Gecko isn't keen to compete as a real platform. It's sad, but there doesn't seem to be much dispute on the facts of the matter.
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Those APIs will likely come back as the new variants that Chrome ship with a prompt. Keeping our users safe makes sense to me. As for Midi/USB I don't think anything other than a giant allowlist would keep them safe, who would maintain that?
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