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Mozilla 1.8b1 Released, Firefox Growth Slowing

Posted by Zonk on from the get-out-there-and-download-people dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Mozilla 1.8 Beta 1 has been released, and in addition to numerous bug fixes now includes ECMAScript for XML (E4X). Mozilla 1.8 will serve as the code basis for Firefox 1.1. In other Mozilla related news, WebSideStory saw Firefox's usage growth slow down to just 15% (Jan-Feb) from 22% (Dec-Jan) making Firefox's 10% marketshare goal for 2005 potentially more challenging. Their stats also saw Internet Explorer usage drop below 90% for the first time in many years."

7 of 425 comments (clear)

  1. Well by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Penis

  2. In related news... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Microsoft's anti-spyware software intentionally uninstalls Mozilla-based browsers in an effort to gain market share...

    !!

  3. so what by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    what does it say and why it is a slashdot headline. Next time another patch comes up, please post it again.

  4. how are these two factoids even related? by darklingchild · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Okay, so Mozilla 1.8b1 is released. Dandy. Now, In the same article they point out that FF's growth rate has gone down a smidge. They also give no direct evidence that either is related. This looks to me like the way most propaganda is worded, making you fear one thing by falsely relating it to another. FUD. Next!

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    *De gozaru!*
  5. Re:Is this the end of the ride? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    where is the -1 stupid jackass moderation option?

  6. Re:Is this the end of the ride? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    you can't see it because you havent bothered to make an account, dumbass!

  7. Re:Firefox isn't made by Microsoft. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    FAUX NEWS LOL i get it because republicans lie and youre making fun of them lolololwtfomgbbqkthxdrivethru

    OMG U ARE SO FUNNY rofl mayo