BetaNews: Google Gets More Cozy with Firefox

“As the default start page and built-in search utility, it’s no
surprise that Google wants Firefox to succeed in a market dominated
by Microsoft’s Internet Explorer. But the company has recently
pulled closer to the open source Web browser, funding usability
testing and launching a Firefox affiliate program.

“In a post to his Web log late last week, lead Firefox engineer
Ben Goodger–who began working at Google in January–reported on
efforts to improve the browser’s tabs. Tabbed browsing makes it
possible to open multiple Web sites in the same window, but the
concept is still fairly young.

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