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Firefox 3 set to challenge Explorer
A new version of Mozilla's popular Firefox web browser is ready for download with improved security and memory use as the tiny company takes a stab at Microsoft's dominant Internet Explorer.
- Reuters
- Published: 23:47 March 21, 2008
Boston: A new version of Mozilla's popular Firefox web browser is ready for download with improved security and memory use as the tiny company takes a stab at Microsoft's dominant Internet Explorer.
The programme's creators said the privately-held company's trial version of Firefox 3 is ready for the masses to use after months of development.
Until now, the company has discouraged average internet users from moving on from Firefox 2, which was launched in October 2006. "In many ways it [Firefox 3] is much more stable than anything else out there," Mike Schroepfer, Mozilla's vice-president of engineering said.
Key rivals to Firefox are market leader Microsoft's Internet Explorer and Apple's Safari browser.
Engineers at Mozilla are still putting the finishing touches on the software and hope to release the final version of Firefox 3 by the end of June, Schroepfer said.
Mozilla is in a battle with Microsoft, which has unveiled an experimental version of its Internet Explorer 8and is looking to expand its presence on the web through its bid to acquire Yahoo.
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