Browser wars began back in the dinosaur age of the Internet. I remember the mid-1990's when Microsoft duked it out with Netscape. Both companies released new software versions often, and they didn't always work well.
Netscape is still around, although the browser has seemingly taken a backseat to their new social news portal. And of course, Microsoft's Internet Explorer is still considered king by many Internet
users.
However, recent years have brought new challenges in the form of competition to Internet Explorer. Alternative web browsers have popped up all over the Internet. The most popular of these is, without a doubt, Mozilla Firefox.
Although it appears on the surface that all of these companies are in cut-throat competition, there is an interesting dynamic at play. America Online was the parent company of Netscape. Mozilla Corporation and Foundation, the good people who make FireFox, grew out of Netscape - in part due to AOL scaling back interaction with the company. There's a definite Firefox - Netscape link. If that wasn't enough, in 2006, Microsoft offered Mozilla's software engineers space in their Redmond, WA facility for future open-source development. Firefox has a tangled history, indeed!
Firefox is an outstanding web browser. It has all of the "normal" features of any web browser - it surfs, bookmarks, and keeps track of where you've been. Users can select their preferences regarding cookies, passwords, and security. In these aspects, Firefox is both basic and excellent.
Users who want "more" from their browser can customize Firefox in any number of ways. There are themes, extensions, dictionaries, search engines, and plug ins. Additionally, since Firefox is open-source software, users may develop customizations of their own and upload them to the Fx add-on site.
Themes allow users to choose custom colors, fonts, buttons, and more with the click of a button. There are hundreds of themes to choose from. If you're the ultimate Red Sox fan - there's a theme for you. There's a theme for Christians, a theme for cat lovers, and even a theme called "Pimpzilla".
Netscape is still around, although the browser has seemingly taken a backseat to their new social news portal. And of course, Microsoft's Internet Explorer is still considered king by many Internet
However, recent years have brought new challenges in the form of competition to Internet Explorer. Alternative web browsers have popped up all over the Internet. The most popular of these is, without a doubt, Mozilla Firefox.
Although it appears on the surface that all of these companies are in cut-throat competition, there is an interesting dynamic at play. America Online was the parent company of Netscape. Mozilla Corporation and Foundation, the good people who make FireFox, grew out of Netscape - in part due to AOL scaling back interaction with the company. There's a definite Firefox - Netscape link. If that wasn't enough, in 2006, Microsoft offered Mozilla's software engineers space in their Redmond, WA facility for future open-source development. Firefox has a tangled history, indeed!
Firefox is an outstanding web browser. It has all of the "normal" features of any web browser - it surfs, bookmarks, and keeps track of where you've been. Users can select their preferences regarding cookies, passwords, and security. In these aspects, Firefox is both basic and excellent.
Users who want "more" from their browser can customize Firefox in any number of ways. There are themes, extensions, dictionaries, search engines, and plug ins. Additionally, since Firefox is open-source software, users may develop customizations of their own and upload them to the Fx add-on site.
Themes allow users to choose custom colors, fonts, buttons, and more with the click of a button. There are hundreds of themes to choose from. If you're the ultimate Red Sox fan - there's a theme for you. There's a theme for Christians, a theme for cat lovers, and even a theme called "Pimpzilla".
And the debate continues! With the new version of both IE and Firefox launched, the debate of which one is better just got re-started. Learn which one is the better browser here.
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From email and blog spellchecking to suggestions to your web searches, Firefox 2 packs in even more than the original. Plus, the browser can pick up a previous session right where it left off, even after a crash. And I'm only scratching the surface!
By Jeffrey Davis | Published 10/30/2006 | Read more »
Browser developer Blake Ross shook up Netscape and Microsoft when he fired off a round into the browser wars with his Firefox web browser. His mother drove him to work at Netscape when they hired the fourteen-year-old and now, at twenty, he's an author.
By Dana Greenlee | Published 6/25/2006 | Read more »
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