Happy Birthday
- Firefox browser from Mozilla
- six years old
- Its growth has slowed for Chrome
The 'fox fire' is preparing to launch its new version for 2011
MOZILLA RTVE.es 11/09/2010
On 9 November 2004, released version 1.0 of Firefox , a new browser developed by Mozilla that would forever change the way you see online. This nonprofit organization, an advocate of free software, got that little by little question the hegemony almost absolute Explorer.
Firefox became a success in the Red , boosted by a community of internet claimed it as the safest way to navigate compared to Internet Explorer security holes filled.
Proponents of this alternative was clear what their advantages: it was customizable, block annoying pop-ups, allowed to integrate services, it was easy and intuitive and the first to include tabbed browsing (a new way to surf later would probably adopt Microsoft's browser). top of that, it was free. Under
the slogan "Spread Firefox ( Spread Firefox), thousands of websites, bloggers and Internet users in general from around the world began to support and promote the alternative to IE. So much so, that thanks to your donations it was an ad for Firefox in the same New York Times.
Six years later, he has more than 31.5% of market share, according to Stat Counter.
Firefox is not alone
Although most Internet users browsing with Internet Explorer, the number of 'firefoxeros' has been gradually increased from birth.
However, now Firefox is not the only planting clear to Microsoft and growth is not as spectacular as the beginning . Firefox, Safari and other minority browsers, like Opera, show a growth curve almost flat, normally with growth of a few tenths.
Google Chrome is the fastest growing in the last year. And the trend has known since he saw the light makes a couple of years now. Yet, despite its 100 million users and being the third most used browser, Chrome only around 10% share of use.
Just yesterday, a day before the anniversary of Firefox, there was a new browser RockMelt that seeks to integrate social networking in the use of the web. Its main novelty is that it allows users to have control at all times of your contacts from Facebook, your Twitter account and RSS alerts.
Waiting for Firefox 4
The next version of Firefox, Firefox 4, was originally scheduled to be released later this year. Finally, it has been delayed to early 2010. According
Mashable reports, this evolution of the browser will incorporate support for new HTML5, redesigned interface and is ready for HD video.
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