It was absolutely amazing to read Chris O'Brien in the San Jose Mercury News claim that Firefox will soon die. Can there be a more misinformed column than that one? Correct me if I'm wrong, but when Internet Explorer goes from 90% share to 42% in 5 years, shouldn't it be that browser talked about going under?
The point of the article seems to be the rapid increase in market share for Google Chrome, a browser I'm not that crazy about. Plus the fact that Google account for 86% of Mozilla's revenue in 2009. Thus what would happen if Google stopped supporting Mozilla?
The writer seems to be saying (using quotes from an IDC analyst) Mozilla is "groping for a rationale for it's existence". That is absurd. The point is to improve standards & create better browsers. It was never about killing all other browsers. Without Firefox Microsoft would never have improved IE to the point that it meets standards that previously only Firefox & Opera met.
Firefox won't be going away anytime soon. Neither will Internet Explorer. Having choice is a good thing.
The point of the article seems to be the rapid increase in market share for Google Chrome, a browser I'm not that crazy about. Plus the fact that Google account for 86% of Mozilla's revenue in 2009. Thus what would happen if Google stopped supporting Mozilla?
The writer seems to be saying (using quotes from an IDC analyst) Mozilla is "groping for a rationale for it's existence". That is absurd. The point is to improve standards & create better browsers. It was never about killing all other browsers. Without Firefox Microsoft would never have improved IE to the point that it meets standards that previously only Firefox & Opera met.
Firefox won't be going away anytime soon. Neither will Internet Explorer. Having choice is a good thing.
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