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Week in review: Firefox's wildfire

June 20, 2008 Newest Mozilla browser sets a download record as Yahoo employees defect at a seemingly record pace. Also: The broadband hookup. TAGS: Firefox 3.0, Firefox, Yahoo! Inc., top executive, Week in review, shareholder, Web browser, Mozilla Corp., Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Corp.

Microsoft strikes back at Opera antitrust claims

December 14, 2007 Software giant denies abusing its market position and says it has no intention of unbundling IE and Windows. TAGS: Opera Software, antitrust, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Web browser, Microsoft Corp., PC company, Microsoft Windows, operating system, PC

Microsoft mixes it up at Web confab

March 10, 2008 Silverlight and IE 8 top the technology agenda at Redmond's Mix '08 developer event in Las Vegas. Broader release of IE 8 coming this summer Microsoft looking for a Silverlight bullet Ozzie outline... TAGS: Microsoft Silverlight, Ray Ozzie, chief software architect, Firefox 3.0, Olympic Games, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Yahoo! Inc., Las Vegas, Mozilla Corp., Microsoft Corp., Web browser, Firefox, CEO, developer, Microsoft Windows Vista, video

Acid2, Acid3, and the power of default

January 23, 2008 Opera CTO Håkon Wium Lie asks how seriously Microsoft's Web browser will support an upcoming Web standards test. TAGS: Microsoft Internet Explorer, scenario, Web browser, standards, Opera Software, Web application, power, setting, Web page, Microsoft Corp.

When more bugs can mean tighter security

December 7, 2007 Mozilla Europe president explains why having fewer disclosed vulnerabilities doesn't mean Internet Explorer is safer than the open-source Web browser. TAGS: Mozilla Corp., Firefox, secure, bug, vulnerability, motivation, Microsoft Internet Explorer, community, Web browser, open source, president, security, Microsoft Corp.

World Wide Web Consortium releases draft of HTML 5

January 25, 2008 A major upgrade of HTML is in the works but won't emerge for at least two years. TAGS: HTML, interoperability, browser company, specification, Opera Software, Web browser, Microsoft Internet Explorer, developer, Microsoft Corp.

Microsoft disables Internet Explorer 7 validation process

October 8, 2007 Software giant says security reasons were behind the move, but it could help in the race against rival browser Firefox. TAGS: Microsoft Windows Genuine Advantage, Microsoft Internet Explorer 7, validation, market share, Firefox, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Mozilla Corp., Web browser, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows XP, security, Microsoft Windows

Opera denies Microsoft takeover

December 24, 2005 Norweigian browser vendor says it hasn't been approached by Microsoft--or anyone else. TAGS: Opera Software, browser company, takeover, Web browser, Microsoft Corp., Google Inc.

Week in review: Battening down Microsoft's hatches

December 7, 2007 The rate of piracy on Windows Vista is lower than its predecessor, and Congress moves to ramp up copyright infringement penalties. Also: Peeling Apple. TAGS: Jeff Jones, Mozilla Corp., Microsoft Windows Vista, Firefox, Week in review, Microsoft Internet Explorer, flaw, reader, study, Microsoft Windows XP, rate, Microsoft Corp., Web browser, security, Microsoft Windows

CompTIA: IE voted 'most influential' tech product

July 31, 2007 The Microsoft-funded IT trade body issues a Microsoft-dominated list of the most influential tech products of the last 25 years. TAGS: CompTIA, IT professional, Microsoft Internet Explorer, survey, Netscape Communications Corp., open-source software, Microsoft Corp., Web browser, Apple iPod

Is Microsoft reacting to Firefox's popularity?

February 15, 2005 Reversing a longstanding Microsoft policy, the company will ship an update to its Internet Explorer browser separately from the next version of Windows. The move acknowledges that the browser has b... TAGS: Firefox, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Web browser, spyware, virus, Microsoft Corp., security, Microsoft Windows

Critics rap Microsoft safety study of IE, Firefox

December 4, 2007 Redmond executive says IE is the safer bet after comparing vulnerabilities in the two browsers, but some say the study is flawed. TAGS: Jeff Jones, severity, Mozilla Corp., exploit, Firefox, Microsoft Internet Explorer, vulnerability, Microsoft Internet Explorer 6, critic, flaw, Microsoft Internet Explorer 7, study, Web browser, Microsoft Corp., security, operating system

Is Adobe breathing down Microsoft's neck?

October 5, 2007 News.com's Charles Cooper says Adobe's new AIR tech and others' plans for Web apps could finally mean Redmond has to compete for your loyalty. TAGS: Adobe Systems Inc., Marc Andreessen, network computer, AJAX, Scott McNealy, Netscape Communications Corp., Java, Sun Microsystems Inc., Web browser, Microsoft Corp., operating system, CEO, Microsoft Windows

Yahoo beats Microsoft to punch with IE update

October 18, 2006 Yahoo posts an optimized version of Internet Explorer 7 before Microsoft's own final release of the browser. TAGS: Microsoft Internet Explorer 7, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Yahoo! Inc., Web browser, Microsoft Corp.

Internet Explorer--headed for extinction?

October 1, 2004 Microsoft's glaring neglect of IE may actually hold clues to the future of browsing. TAGS: Microsoft Internet Explorer, Web browser, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

Mozilla tries Firefox recipe with Thunderbird

September 18, 2007 The Mozilla Foundation is funding a subsidiary to improve the open-source e-mail software. Will more plug-ins and a universal mailbox come next? TAGS: Mozilla Thunderbird, Mitchell Baker, Mozilla Corp., Stephen O'Grady, Firefox, RedMonk, corporation, Internet Service Provider, Gmail, open source, Netscape Communications Corp., e-mail, Microsoft Outlook, Web browser, success, Internet service

Year in review: New players enliven open source

December 21, 2007 Yahoo, Google, Adobe, Sun Microsystems, and even Microsoft freshen up the open-source marketplace. TAGS: open source, Mozilla Corp., Firefox, open-source software, Sun Microsystems Inc., Google Inc., Red Hat Inc., Adobe Systems Inc., Linux, programming, Yahoo! Inc., Web browser, Microsoft Corp.

Firefox gains at IE's expense in Europe

July 17, 2007 Loss of market share could have implications for Microsoft's future in Web services, says Mozilla Europe's president. TAGS: Slovenia, Firefox, Poland, market share, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Internet Explorer 7, Mozilla Corp., Europe, Web browser, Web service, Microsoft Corp., president, security, monitor, Microsoft Windows

Apple invites Windows users on Safari

June 11, 2007 Mac maker announces a free public test version of its Web browser for Windows users. Is it destined to be another crossover hit? TAGS: Apple Computer, Mac maker, Steve Jobs, Apple iTunes, Web browser, Apple iPhone, Firefox, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Apple Macintosh, PC, Microsoft Corp.

Mozilla CEO: We are no 'Frankenstein'

May 4, 2007 Mitchell Baker also challenges the notion that open-source companies are just ad hoc organizations and takes a swipe at IE's security. TAGS: Mitchell Baker, Mozilla Corp., collaboration, Firefox, Sydney, open source, Microsoft Internet Explorer, CEO, Web browser, Microsoft Corp., e-mail