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Firefox Browser Downloaded By Millions

Date: 23 March 2011
Subject: Computer Software Development

Over five million people have downloaded the new firefox

  • The new Firefox browser was released on Tuesday.
  • 5.5 million people have downloaded  Firefox 4.
  • Mozilla makes the software.
  • Firefox is the second most popular browser.
  • The latest release is version 4.
  • A real time map showing where in the world users have installed Firefox has been released
  • Despite the big surge in downloads; it hasn’t beaten its predecessor.
  • Version 3 was released in 2008.
  • 8 million people downloaded version 3 on its release day.
  • Firefox’s share of the market has declined in the last year.
  • Competition is coming from Google’s Chrome.
  • The software offers a faster and more secure online experience.
  • HTML5 is used by Firefox and its rival; this is one of the main programming languages used when building websites.
  • The company has grown rapidly since its birth in 2004.
  • Firefox reached its peak in 2009, holding 24% market share.
  • In February 2011 the share of market held had fallen to 21%
  • Google’s Chrome browser has grown from 1% to 10% by February 2011.
  • Internet Explorer is still the number one browser however it too has seen a fall in the market share held.
  • 68% in March 2009 to 56% in February 2011.

Tags: Firefox, Mozilla, Google Chrome,

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