FireFox continues gains against IE

Since the launch on 9 November, 2004. Mozilla's internet browser Firefox 1.0 has had over 8 million (yes, that's right 8,000,000) downloads of its test version. Data tracking has confirmed that Microsoft's IE has been declining in usage since most users are switching to firefox. "Much of FireFox's success rides on it simply not being IE. FireFox fans have praised the new browser's automatic pop-up blocking and tabbed browsing features, but security has been one of the big points. Viruses and spyware are often aimed at IE because of its near-total market dominance."

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