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** The current toolbar isn't hosted on AMO so it isn't getting automatically bumped
** The current toolbar isn't hosted on AMO so it isn't getting automatically bumped
* Google Toolbar incompatibility is a top support issue
* Google Toolbar incompatibility is a top support issue
** One major issue is that people saved bookmarks with the toolbar. They should be available on www.google.com/bookmarks, but people may not be aware of this?!
* We know that a large amount of users are not taking update offers to 5+ due to Google Toolbar incompatibility
* We know that a large amount of users are not taking update offers to 5+ due to Google Toolbar incompatibility
* Many users likely expect a new version of Google toolbar to be released and marked compatible
* Many users likely expect a new version of Google toolbar to be released and marked compatible

Revision as of 22:52, 21 July 2011

Meeting Details

  • Thursday July 21st, 4:00pm Pacific
  • 650-903-0800 x92 Conf# 8605 (US/INTL)
  • 1-800-707-2533 (pin 369) Conf# 8605 (US)
  • join irc.mozilla.org #planning for back channel
  • Warp Core conf room in MV

Background

  • Google announced the Google Toolbar for Firefox is EOL
    • The EOL doesn't seem to have been messaged too widely, looks to have only been announced on the Google Toolbar support blog
    • There are still places where Google is offering the toolbar for download
  • The current toolbar doesn't support Firefox 5+
    • The current toolbar isn't hosted on AMO so it isn't getting automatically bumped
  • Google Toolbar incompatibility is a top support issue
    • One major issue is that people saved bookmarks with the toolbar. They should be available on www.google.com/bookmarks, but people may not be aware of this?!
  • We know that a large amount of users are not taking update offers to 5+ due to Google Toolbar incompatibility
  • Many users likely expect a new version of Google toolbar to be released and marked compatible

Firefox 3.6.20 (code freeze is 2011-08-01) would be the earliest vehicle we can use to change the product and will allow us to push product changes before users get update offers to 5+.

This meeting is to discuss possible in-product options for messaging that Google Toolbar is EOL and/or removing it from the critical update path.