The fact that Mozilla has recorded one billion Firefox downloads by itself doesn’t prove the Web browser has become a formidable competitor to Microsoft’s Internet Explorer. It’s Firefox’s reputation for superior security, rapid patching of security holes and its multitude of browser extentions that has allowed it to win converts among corporate and personal Web users.
– The Mozilla Foundation announced last week that its Firefox Web browser has surpassed one billion downloads.
According to the company, it took Firefox less than five years to reach
that milestone. In that time, the browser has become a mainstay on
millions of computers across the globe, capturing…