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Firefox in the news

Notice: This section has been discontinued and is only here for archival purposes. A more balanced and browser-nonspecific alternative is being considered for the future.

Here are some recent news articles (in descending chronological order) about Firefox's growing popularity over Microsoft's Internet Explorer. These articles were found using Google News and are from many different sources. (Updated list: May 16, 2006)

Notice: This page was made to serve as part of a persuasive article and its nature deliberately puts favor on Mozilla Firefox. This page should not be considered a complete collection of all news stories related to Firefox and Internet Explorer.

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• 2006-05-16: The hidden costs of Internet Explorer
• 2006-05-11: Microsoft issues two critical patches, Internet Explorer left out in the cold
• 2006-05-10: IE 7 won't stop Firefox growth say users
• 2006-05-05: Xitimonitor: "The 20% rate of Firefox use is crossed for half the European countries"
• 2006-05-02: Internet Explorer Security Problems Multiply
• 2006-05-01: Another reason to switch to Firefox
• 2006-04-29: Another unpatched IE bug detailed
• 2006-04-28: Firefox fixes bug in record time
• 2006-04-26: Critical Flaw Affects Internet Explorer
• 2006-04-26: Google Advertises Firefox to IE Users
• 2006-04-26: Dvorak: Microsoft Should Just Give Up on Internet Explorer
• 2006-04-12: Microsoft Sparks Backlash By Tying Internet Explorer Changes To Security Patch
• 2006-04-12: Lights, camera, Firefox
• 2006-04-07: Microsoft Internet Explorer ActiveX Update May Break Internet Applications
• 2006-04-06: Firefox voted best browser
• 2006-04-04: Internet Explorer spoofed again
• 2006-04-04: Firefox prowls the mainstream
• 2006-04-03: Optimised IE exploit speeds up infection
• 2006-03-29: Outsiders beat Microsoft to Internet Explorer patch. Again.
• 2006-03-27: Websense Security Labs Reports Spreading of Unpatched Internet Explorer Vulnerability
• 2006-03-27: Internet Explorer suffers .HTA critical flaw
• 2006-03-24: Attackers target unpatched IE bug
• 2006-03-23: Double Trouble For Internet Explorer
• 2006-03-21: Browser wars
• 2006-03-09: How Microsoft's ActiveX Fiasco Unfolded, and Its Affect On Firefox
• 2006-03-09: Firefox gets Google anti-phishing tool
• 2006-03-07: Firefox Whips Internet Explorer In Vulnerability Tally
• 2006-03-06: Firefox: On the front lines of the Internet wars
• 2006-03-03: Amino installs Firefox on set-top boxes
• 2006-02-23: Browser bugs, a year-around bite
• 2006-02-23: Firefox Browser Beats IE Security
• 2006-02-12: Microsoft's IE7 browser preview fails to impress
• 2006-02-12: Security Fixes Come Faster With Mozilla
• 2006-02-09: Spyware Barely Touches Firefox
• 2006-02-02: Internet Explorer: No Catching Up with Firefox Now
• 2006-01-24: Mozilla Firefox Browser Gets Top Honors
• 2006-01-24: Firefox joins top ten global brands
• 2006-01-24: Firefox: the User Unleashed
• 2006-01-23: IE7 leaked, but Firefox continues to gain
• 2006-01-23: Firefox puts Internet Explorer to shame
• 2006-01-23: Firefox Snags over 12% of the Brower Market Share say Janco Associates White Paper
• 2006-01-22: Browse these before getting hitched to IE
• 2006-01-20: Free Firefox puts Internet Explorer to shame on Web
• 2006-01-17: Firefox 2.0 alpha due next month
• 2006-01-17: Firefox 'passes 20 percent market share' in Europe
• 2006-01-12: Swedish web site aims to raise $1m for Firefox
• 2006-01-10: Extensions set Firefox apart from Microsoft
• 2006-01-10: DealNews.com Announces Site Optimization for Mozilla/Firefox Users
• 2006-01-06: Google Reportedly To Distribute Firefox
• 2006-01-04: French Police force switches to Firefox
• 2006-01-04: 1 In 10 Now Use Mozilla's Firefox
• 2006-01-03: Open source's speed, Firefox's security wows Fidelity
• 2006-01-03: Bloggers drool over new Firefox tool
• 2005-12-30: Microsoft Employees Rage As Internet Explorer Ship Sinks
• 2005-12-20: Dell will bundle Firefox in the UK
• 2005-12-20: Internet Explorer Holes Threaten Your PC
• 2005-12-19: Microsoft drops Mac Internet Explorer
• 2005-12-18: Firefox still growing in popularity
• 2005-12-14: IE7 to Use Firefox's RSS Feed Icon
• 2005-12-13: Firefox improves Web surfing
• 2005-12-02: IE flaw lets intruders into Google Desktop
• 2005-12-01: If you're not using Firefox, start now
• 2005-12-01: No patch available as Internet Explorer hit by critical flaw
• 2005-11-30: Firefox 1.5 out now
• 2005-11-23: Film Makers to Promote Firefox
• 2005-11-22: Extremely critical Windows flaw code appears
• 2005-11-22: Microsoft to Mac users: Ditch Explorer
• 2005-11-20: Google Now Hiring For Firefox!
• 2005-11-07: Google's Firefox Push
• 2005-11-01: Firefox Jumps In Browser Market Share
• 2005-10-23: OSU celebrates success of Firefox
• 2005-10-19: Mozilla Firefox Downloaded 100,000,000 Times
• 2005-10-18: Security flaw touches Windows Media Player, IE
• 2005-10-17: Extensions Are Key To Firefox Success
• 2005-10-14: More Microsoft holes pending
• 2005-09-28: MS Investigates New IE Security Hole
• 2005-09-26: Why Former IE Developer Switched To Firefox
• 2005-09-15: CNET Ranks Mozilla Firefox in Top Ten Products
• 2005-09-12: Firefox Rebounds Against Internet Explorer
• 2005-09-12: Firefox Receives Softpedia User's Choice Award
• 2005-09-07: eEye spots another gaping hole in Outlook and Explorer
• 2005-08-31: Windows smashed by unpatched critical Explorer hole
• 2005-08-30: Microsoft Acknowledges Threats From Firefox And Security Lawsuits
• 2005-08-18: Learn two ways to disable Internet Explorer
• 2005-08-18: New Zero-Day IE Bug Can Give Attackers Control
• 2005-08-15: Weather Channel Launches 1-ClickWeather Extension for FireFox
• 2005-08-15: HBO enlists Firefox for series promotion
• 2005-08-15: IE vs. Firefox: They're Both Gaining Ground!
• 2005-08-15: IBM Donates Code to Firefox
• 2005-08-08: IE7 will not support W3 standards
• 2005-08-05: I.T. Vibe readers love Firefox
• 2005-08-04: Stats show Firefox trouncing Internet Explorer
• 2005-08-02: Hello, Firefox! 'Cause Internet Explorer 7.0 Is Going Bye Bye
• 2005-08-01: Next Explorer to fail Acid test
• 2005-08-01: Internet Explorer 7 Breaks Popular Applications
• 2005-07-29: Firefox Builds on Its Success
• 2005-07-28: Internet Explorer 7 Beta: a first look
• 2005-07-20: Mozilla welcomes prospect of XP-only IE 7
• 2005-07-17: Is It Time to Switch to Open-Source Software?
• 2005-07-15: Firefox gains on IE in June
• 2005-07-11: Mozilla Firefox Number 4 in CNET's Top Ten Downloads of the Past Decade
• 2005-07-08: Google releases Firefox tools
• 2005-06-14: Firefox browser in higher demand among video gamers
• 2005-06-07: Is Firefox already the dominant browser?
• 2005-06-02: PC World mag gives Firefox "Product of the year" award.
• 2005-06-01: 20 Percent of You Are Using Firefox
• 2005-05-31: Firefox still climbing.
• 2005-05-20: Cnet declares Firefox best browser available.
• 2005-05-19: Firefox Doubles Its Browser Market Share Says Survey
• 2005-05-12: IBM backs Firefox in-house
• 2005-04-27: Firefox makes big impression on business
• 2005-04-02: Forbes.com Chooses Mozilla Firefox as Favorite Browser
• 2005-03-22: IE was 'unsafe' for 98% of 2004, Mozilla safest
• 2005-02-27: OneStat.com Puts Mozilla Usage Share at 8.45 Percent
• 2005-02-25: FireFox gains while Microsoft IE drops in marketshare
• 2005-01-27: Firefox's rise predicted to continue
• 2005-01-25: Firefox tipped to topple IE
• 2005-01-25: Underdog Firefox blazes a trail while Internet Explorer just browses
• 2005-01-24: FireFox continues gains against IE
• 2005-01-22: Firefox Up, Explorer Down
• 2005-01-22: Firefox gains more market shares, IE in trouble
• 2005-01-22: FireFox biting at Microsoft IE's market share.
• 2005-01-22: IE Lead Slips, Firefox User base Grows
• 2005-01-21: Firefox biting off Microsoft's browser market
• 2005-01-21: Internet Explorer under attack from Firefox browser
• 2005-01-20: Internet Explorer Use Keeps Falling
• 2005-01-20: Firefox: The IE Killer
• 2005-01-20: Microsoft XP Service Pack 2 Woes
• 2005-01-20: Firefox up to 5 percent market share
• 2005-01-19: Firefox gains on Internet Explorer
• 2005-01-11: Firefox Makes Gains as RSS Reader
• 2005-01-05: FireFox Extensions Rock
• 2004-12-30: Firefox flies into over drive
• 2004-12-26: Make Firefox Faster
• 2004-12-23: Firefox hunts down IE
• 2004-12-22: Use Firefox for a Safer System
• 2004-12-22: Ready, Aim, FireFox
• 2004-12-14: Firefox Gnaws at IE
• 2004-12-13: Firefox Keeps Slicing Into IE's Share
• 2004-12-10: Penn State Tells 80,000 Students To Chuck IE
• 2004-06-15: Why You Should Dump Internet Explorer