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As both the Chrome and Firefox browsers approach their 100th versions, what should be a reason for the developers to celebrate could turn into a bit of a mess.
Firefox was created by Dave Hyatt and Blake Ross as an experimental branch of the Mozilla browser, first released as Firefox 1.0 on November 9, 2004. Starting with version 5.0, a rapid release cycle was put into effect, resulting in a new major version release every six weeks.
On June 21, 2011, Firefox 5.0 was the first rapid release for this browser, finished a mere six weeks after the previous edition. [61] Mozilla created four more whole-number versions throughout the year, finishing with Firefox 9 on December 20, 2011.
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Blake Aaron Ross (born June 12, 1985) is an American software engineer who is best known for his work as the co-creator of the Mozilla Firefox web browser with Dave Hyatt.In 2005, he was nominated for Wired magazine's top Rave Award, Renegade of the Year, opposite Larry Page, Sergey Brin and Jon Stewart.
Firefox 1.0, the first release targeted for the general public. Due to continuing pressure from the Firebird community, [14] on February 9, 2004, the project was renamed again to Mozilla Firefox. [15] The name "Firefox" (a reference to the red panda) [16] was chosen for its similarity to "Firebird", and its uniqueness in the computing industry.
On December 15, 2017, Mozilla installed an add-on in all Firefox Quantum browsers, titled "Looking Glass," with the description, “MY REALITY IS JUST DIFFERENT THAN YOURS,” after a collaboration of Mozilla and the television show Mr. Robot. Mozilla received some criticism, as the add-on was installed without the user's knowledge or consent.
According to Mozilla, Firefox had more than 450 million users as of October 2012. [337] [338] In October 2024, Firefox was the fourth-most widely used desktop browser, and it was the fourth-most popular with 2.95% of worldwide usage share of web browsers across all platforms. [339]