OSWeekly: Why is Firefox So Darn Popular? | Linux Today

OSWeekly: Why is Firefox So Darn Popular?

Written By
MH
Matt Hartley
Jul 11, 2006

[ 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…”


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MH

Matt Hartley

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