Firefox, Microsoft's Worst Nightmare

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Firefox, Microsoft's Worst Nightmare

 

Microsoft's Internet Explorer (IE) has some serious competition, as

the free open-source browser Firefox version 1.0 that was released

yesterday, may take over the Web.

 

Firefox, originally named Phoenix, is a product of the Mozilla

Foundation, a non-profit organization spun off from Netscape. Because

Firefox is an open-source browser, anyone can update and modify the

code. It also protects against three of the biggest problems facing

the Internet:

 

* Viruses

* Spyware

* Over-reliance of IE

 

The browser is equipped to avoid troublesome file formats, making it

more than just a strong defense mechanism. Firefox won't open a link

that's an executable file (the most common file-type for viruses and

Trojan horses) without first notifying the user. It also has tabbed

pages, making it possible to jump between pages within the same

window, dubbing the " back button " a thing of the past.

 

Mozilla's mission for Firefox: To eliminate IE. It loads twice as fast

and has already been downloaded 2.7 million times. Mozilla Foundation

hope to reach a goal of 10 million downloads in 10 days.

 

Firefox is quickly becoming the number one browser of choice.

Entrepreneurs, established software companies and Web giants alike can

find business opportunities in Firefox. In fact, there is enormous

potential for applications that live on the desktop but do business on

the web. For example, Amazon users will be able to buy books without

visiting the Web site. It is also rumored that Google may be building

its own browser based on the framework of Firefox.

 

It has been spreading rapidly to corporate America and many Fortune

100 companies, especially after the occurrence of an IE-borne virus

outbreak. After the outbreak, government agencies were advised to

discontinue their use of the Microsoft browser, and turn to Firefox.

 

Apparently, Microsoft does not see Firefox as a threat. Its next

operating system, Longhorn, will include a framework allowing users to

build Web applications similar to the way Firefox does. However,

Longhorn won't be available until 2006, and by that time it may be too

late. Firefox is only getting bigger and more powerful as time passes.

 

Technology Review.com October 22, 2004

http://www.technologyreview.com/articles/04/10/wo_hellweg102204.asp

 

Business 2.0 October 20, 2004

http://www.business2.com/b2/web/articles/0,17863,714129,00.html

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Hi All!

 

Is anybody using Firefox? Anything buggy about it?

 

Thanks and Much Love,

Pamela

 

 

 

(Hi Pamela,

 

Yes, I have been using firefox for a couple of months and love it. I downloaded

the beta version though not the final product. I have had a couple of quirky

things with mine but again it is a beta version, but I still think that it is

head and shoulders better than IE. Frank)

 

 

 

 

califpacific <califpacific wrote:

 

 

Firefox, Microsoft's Worst Nightmare

 

Microsoft's Internet Explorer (IE) has some serious competition, as

the free open-source browser Firefox version 1.0 that was released

yesterday, may take over the Web.

 

Firefox, originally named Phoenix, is a product of the Mozilla

Foundation, a non-profit organization spun off from Netscape. Because

Firefox is an open-source browser, anyone can update and modify the

code. It also protects against three of the biggest problems facing

the Internet:

 

* Viruses

* Spyware

* Over-reliance of IE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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[Guest guest]

Been Using Firefox for the last 3 weeks, LOVE it.. Faster, more options,

BETTER..period.. new release is out.. Good Stuff..

Humbly

Dev

 

Hi All!

 

Is anybody using Firefox? Anything buggy about it?

 

Thanks and Much Love,

Pamela

 

 

 

(Hi Pamela,

 

Yes, I have been using firefox for a couple of months and love it. I

downloaded the beta version though not the final product. I have had a couple of

quirky things with mine but again it is a beta version, but I still think that

it is head and shoulders better than IE. Frank)

 

 

 

 

califpacific <califpacific wrote:

 

 

Firefox, Microsoft's Worst Nightmare

 

Microsoft's Internet Explorer (IE) has some serious competition, as

the free open-source browser Firefox version 1.0 that was released

yesterday, may take over the Web.

 

Firefox, originally named Phoenix, is a product of the Mozilla

Foundation, a non-profit organization spun off from Netscape. Because

Firefox is an open-source browser, anyone can update and modify the

code. It also protects against three of the biggest problems facing

the Internet:

 

* Viruses

* Spyware

* Over-reliance of IE