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| Posted: Tue Aug 03, 2010 6:00 pm Post subject: Firefox Is Losing the Browser War to Internet Explorer |
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Mozilla has one of the finest stories in the tech space. Facing a seemingly insurmountable competitor that had vanquished bigger firms, Mozilla delivered a browser that offered superior performance to Internet Explorer.
Over time, its browser’s popularity grew as word-of-mouth helped the company market the software more effectively than any advertising campaign. Today, Firefox is the world’s second most-popular browser behind Internet Explorer. It’s widely regarded as superior to Microsoft’s alternative.
But over the past few months, something concerning has happened in the open-source world of browsers. Mozilla’s Firefox has lost about 2 percent of its market share as Internet Explorer, once thought to be on the decline, has gained. Google’s Chrome browser is also increasing its influence since the beginning of the year. For now, Mozilla supporters believe that it’s a short-term problem and Firefox will regain lost share. But that might not be the case. In fact, it’s entirely possible that Firefox is well on its way to becoming an also-ran in the browser market. Here’s why:
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