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microsoft-watch.com - 11/20/2008
Web Services & Browser - Why Firefox Won't Survive Chrome
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Firefox and Apple's Safari have helped push down IE usage. Additionally, Microsoft's mistakes in letting browser development languish for years and later releasing a freakishly quasi-standards-compliant upgrade contributed to a decline in IE usage. Year to date (meaning today) IE 8 share is ...
Google mulls pre-installing Chrome browser on computers
technology.timesonline.co.uk - 11/21/2008
Google mulls pre-installing Chrome browser on computers
— technology.timesonline.co.uk — Google is considering pre-installing its Chrome browser on personal computers in the search giant s latest challenge... to the dominance of Microsoft s Internet Explorer. The move would significantly ramp up the browser war that Google launched against ... (more) Google mulls pre-installing Chrome browser on computers

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arstechnica.com - 11/22/2008
Google may offer Chrome detailing on new PCs
— arstechnica.com — Google has big plans for Chrome, and they don't involve keeping the browser in a perpetual beta... twilight. The search giant intends to seize a significant chunk of the browser market in 2009, and could offer competition the likes of which Internet ... (more) Google may offer Chrome detailing on new PCs

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ostatic.com - 11/22/2008
With Chrome, Google Busts a Move Right Out of Microsoft's Playbook [OStatic]
— ostatic.com — Hmm, in all the talk I've seen about how Google will proceed with spreading Chrome out to... new platforms, and to mobile devices , I haven't seen any discussion of the company pursuing the idea of getting its open source browser pre-installed on ... (more) With Chrome, Google Busts a Move Right Out of ...

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GigaOM Network:  Mozilla's "What If..." Situation [OStatic]

Daring Fireball:  Asa Dotzler on Mozilla’s Relationship With Google

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Mozilla's "What If..." Situation [OStatic]
GigaOM Network — ... . Though eWeek's Joe Wilcox's predictions of Firefox's demise are premature and without a doubt require a sizeable grain of salt, he makes a good point concerning revenues coming from Google versus Google's commitment to the ...

On the Browser Front, Competition is Heating Up [WebWorkerDaily]
GigaOM Network — ... this week in which she discussed Mozilla’s financial position, which is key to keeping Firefox popular. Google, of course, provides massive funding for Firefox, and that arrangement is in place through 2011. However, eWeek is predicting that Firefox won’t survive the proliferation of Google Chrome, because Google won’t continue to support a competing open source product. ...

Asa Dotzler on Mozilla’s Relationship With Google
Daring Fireball — Asa Dotzler, responding to Joe Wilcox’s piece arguing that Chrome spells trouble for Mozilla: Mozilla isn’t dependent on Google search revenue. Mozilla is, (and it’s a bit concerning, but not terribly so,) dependent on the search advertising marketplace that most of the web is dependent upon. Any search provider would, (and others besides Google do) pay for traffic that Firefox generates for them. Google is the lion’s share of Mozilla’s revenue not because they pay more to Mozilla for searches than the ...

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