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Mozilla: "Firefox OS is a huge and scary step"
Posted by Philipp Esselbach on: 08/13/2012 08:44 AM [ Print | 0 comment(s) ]
DerStandard published an interview with Dave Mason, Product Manager for the Web Platform at Mozilla
derStandard.at: After years of constant growth current market trends show a slight downwards trend for Firefox, did Google outpace you with Chrome?
Dave Mason: Let's talk about those numbers first of all. The thing that is actually never shown is how the internet is still growing as a whole, as it reaches areas of the world where it wasn't available before. Plus we have phone usage, so those are all new installations (or even new users). So yes: If you look at the market shares we seem to be losing, but the number of Firefox users still continues to grow.
derStandard.at: What are the key selling points for Firefox in comparison to other browsers? Why should someone make the switch from Chrome or IE?
Dave Mason: Let's talk about those numbers first of all. The thing that is actually never shown is how the internet is still growing as a whole, as it reaches areas of the world where it wasn't available before. Plus we have phone usage, so those are all new installations (or even new users). So yes: If you look at the market shares we seem to be losing, but the number of Firefox users still continues to grow.
derStandard.at: What are the key selling points for Firefox in comparison to other browsers? Why should someone make the switch from Chrome or IE?
Mozilla: "Firefox OS is a huge and scary step"
