What kind of future does firefox co-founder sees for companies like Google and Apple?”
As of late, Firefox has fallen victim to its growing bloat and continues to wreak havoc on system resources, specifically memory, despite numerous upgrades. It’s no longer the snappy, lightweight alternative to Microsoft’s (MSFT) dominant Internet Explorer and the 90% market share it commanded in 2004. Meanwhile, Google (GOOG) is pulling out all the stops in its development of the Chrome browser. Its library of extensions is beginning to catch up to Firefox’s, start-up times beat all the competitors, Adobe (ADBE) Flash native integration ends the need for constant upgrades, and a high profile viral ad demonstrates the lightning speeds of the latest beta version. Add a mess of new features like HTML5, geolocation, feature sync, and offline caching, there’s good reason why Google Chrome is the fastest growing browser while Firefox can’t seem to top a 25% market share.
