Not sure about the downvotes, either, because I think you have a very good point.
However, I suspect that many people want Firefox to be exactly like Chrome, at least subconsciously. This is of course silly, because what do we win if Firefox becomes a second Chrome? Also, it would mean that Firefox will always lose, because every little difference to Chrome would be considered negative.
On the other hand, it might make tactically sense for Firefox to mimic Chrome for now, to win back the lost users.
In the end, I want Firefox to be clearly different from and better than Chrome.