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Firefox: We caught Microsoft asleep at the wheel
Published September 14th, 2007 in Browser Security, Firefox
Firefox has achieved what many thought impossible and overturned Microsoft’s browser monopoly. This week the company announced that the browser had achieved 400 million downloads. We caught up with Tristan Nitot, president of Mozilla Europe, to find out why the open-source browser has been so successful and get the latest news on Firefox 3.
Firefox has just hit 400 million downloads. That’s a significant milestone for the browser, why do you think there’s been so much interest? I think there was a huge need from people for a secure and accessible browser. Browsers hadn’t been evolving for close to six years, but the web was. The browser had been dead while Microsoft was asleep at the wheel. Malware attacks and pop-ups became common and people got fed up with it. PC Pro: News: Firefox: We caught Microsoft asleep at the wheel
