7 Years of Firefox | Linux Today

7 Years of Firefox

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Nov 10, 2011

“We build Firefox to build freedom and excellence into the web.
We build Firefox to make sure that each person can be sovereign
over the technology he or she uses to interact with the web. We
build Firefox to combine user sovereignty and freedom with a great
product experience that enriches web life.

We launched Firefox 7 years ago to make these goals real. We
started with the browser because it was the single greatest point
of leverage. At that time the existing browser provided neither
user sovereignty nor high quality product. We do both.

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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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