Firefox l the browser anti complies 8 years

Although it was created with the name of Phoenix in 2002, a beta version, it was only two years later, on November 9, when the first browser to threaten the dominance of Internet Explorer was christened with its current name. By then, his appearance was a breath of fresh air. Microsoft monopolizing the browser market with its version IE6, disappointing many users with its constant security problems. The Mozilla Foundation, created in 2003 as a nonprofit organization that maintains that"the web is a public resource that must be protected, there is not a commodity to sell," was the result of a six-year process in which a working group emerged from the old Netscape began working on their own. So they came to launch version 1.0 of Firefox, with the support of a group of fans who bought one full-page ad in the New York Times.

The original notice appeared in the New York Times in 2004

From there, the support of users grew day by day, with demonstrations that included facilities in public places, as organized in Oregon in 2006. They reproduced the browser logo in giant size.

On February 21, 2008, according to a timeline published by Mashable , spent 500 million followers, shortly before releasing their version 3.0 and gain a place in the Guinness: in 24 hours downs had eight million. Today there are an estimated 450 million people using the service, with 40% of the code written by volunteers, is available in 75 languages.And over 50% of its users do not speak English.

Firefox fans honored him with this giant facility in Oregon