π Firefox at 15: its rise, fall, and privacy-first renaissance
Mozilla and Firefox were conceived to expand peopleβs access to information and each other, not to make a company rich. The browserβs initial burst of popularity in 2004 didnβt just help Mozilla. It helped the entire internet by challenging the incumbents to improve and inspiring new competitors to join in. Fifteen years later, Firefox may appear small next to Chrome and Safari. But itβs still pushing new technologies for openness and security that can help everyone who goes online.
Reflecting on fifteen years of Firefox, Sean Captain discusses its rise and fall, as well as its resurgence as a privacy focused option.