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:OSWeekly: Why is Firefox So Darn Popular?
OSWeekly: Why is Firefox So Darn Popular?
Jul 11, 2006, 02 :30 UTC (7 Talkback[s]) (8538 reads)

(Other stories by Matt Hartley)

[ Thanks to Tom H. for this link. ]

"Recently, I have been pondering why is Firefox so darn popular? This is a question that I honestly ask myself sometimes, often while browsing the web from within the browser itself. The real trick is that there are so many different ways to answer this.

"To be honest, I believe it has a lot to do with value accompanied by perception. The value is obvious to any one person who has used Firefox for more than a few days. It's stable and has proven to be a viable alternative to its archrival, Internet Explorer..."

Complete Story

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I used Mozilla before Firefox on my last ...   IE was out-of-use years ago   
GH
Jul 11, 2006, 03:57:19
 
Anybody installed IE7?  They got some re ...   IE7   
PhilB
Jul 11, 2006, 06:39:45
 
WIndows IE is the most virus targeted br ...   It could also be because FireFox is more customisa   
Draq Wraith
Jul 11, 2006, 08:31:22
 
It won't run on my Linux boxes, my O ...   Installed IE7? On what?   
Richard Steiner
Jul 11, 2006, 16:56:27
 
I still don't understand the legions ...   Better question, why does anyone use IE?   
Tachyon
Jul 12, 2006, 08:01:25
 
Look at this one!  That's the uglyes ...   Laughs   
PhilB
Jul 13, 2006, 00:58:55
 
HEY!!IE7 WON'T EVEN ALLOW YOU TO PAS ...   IE7 BLOCKS GOOGLE   
PhilB
Jul 14, 2006, 18:13:52
 
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