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Mozilla Firefox turns 5 years old today

by on09 November 2009

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Celebrating the passion of the Firefox mission

November 9th, 2009
marks a significant milestone for the web’s fastest growing browser, which just turned five years old as of today. Over the past few years, Mozilla Firefox has proven itself worthy of internet users worldwide by successfully denting Internet Explorer’s monopoly with an overall global market share of more than 23-percent.

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While the engineers at Mozilla Corporation are likely to be celebrating over a few martinis and loud music, they remain steadfast in their mission to preserve the open internet as a safe and trustable work center by removing unwanted pop-ups, potential spyware, and the unauthorized access of personal information. According to Tristan Nitot, president of Mozilla Europe, many younger users of the internet and their generations are becoming less aware of the adverse risk effects that browser protections have sheltered them from.

“They take for granted that the freedom they enjoy is forever,” he exclaimed. “I don't think it is like that. The internet is full of promise but the future is not bright unless we make sure it is. A battle over who 'owns' the internet and whether it should be regulated is under way and the outcome could be hugely significant, he said.”

Since its initial launch in November 2004, Firefox has held true to its philosophy towards stronger user security, enhanced content collaboration, genuine simplicity and intelligent web innovation as it advances forward into the generation of 2010 and beyond. To reflect its journey through time, the Mozilla team has redesigned its SpreadFirefox webpage to highlight today’s significance and has posted an interesting video clip in over 27 different languages.

Mozilla’s “Five Years of Firefox” webpage can be found here.
Last modified on 09 November 2009
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