I use Linux for many of the same reasons I use Firefox. But at least with Linux you can avoid Ubuntu's weird privacy violations (like Amazon affiliate links in desktop search) by using other (equally good) distributions. And you can always remove the bad parts (`apt-get remove unity-lens-shopping`).

Firefox is still really the only fully modern web browser that isn't the proprietary Safari or privacy eviscerating Chrome. It's a shame that it can't be a pure and neutral operating system for the web.

It seems like Mozilla could use its resources more wisely if this was the goal. They seem too much like a competitive startup looking to grow and not enough like a non-profit with a specific mission.