Will Success, or All That Money From Google, Spoil Firefox? | Linux Today

Will Success, or All That Money From Google, Spoil Firefox?

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Nov 12, 2007

“Only a couple of years ago, Firefox was the little browser that
could–an open-source program created by thousands of contributors
around the world without the benefit of a giant company like
Microsoft to finance it.

“Since then, Firefox, which has prospered under the nonprofit
Mozilla Foundation, has grown to be the largest rival to
Microsoft’s Internet Explorer, with 15 to 20 percent of the browser
market worldwide and higher percentages in Europe and among
technology devotees. It is the most popular alternative browser
since Netscape, with about three times as many users as Apple’s
Safari…”

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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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