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	Yes, Firefox is using XUL internally right now. But, Firefox is actively planning for the removal of XUL internally. That will translate into death by 100s of paper cuts (i.e. breakage with every release) for addons that depend on Firefox's usage of XUL as it is progressively removed from the product.		Yes, Firefox is using XUL internally right now. But, Firefox is actively planning for the removal of XUL internally. That will translate into death by 100s of paper cuts (i.e. breakage with every release) for addons that depend on Firefox's usage of XUL as it is progressively removed from the product.

	=== Why keep the .xpi ~~file~~ format? ===		=== Why keep the .xpi packaging format? ===