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Only 25% of Firefox Downloaders Are 'Active Users'

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the i-account-for-ten-percent-of-that dept.

bheer writes "The Guardian points out a page on the Mozilla wiki noting that 'only 50% of the people downloading Firefox actually try it out, and only a further half of those continue to use it actively.' ZDNet has some commentary on the browser's retention rate. While a 25% retention rate isn't necessarily bad, Mozilla is trying to improve these figures with a 12 point plan that includes more TV and media advertising, a better start page and several installation tweaks."

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  1. Re:How does Firefox make a profit? by nate+nice · · Score: 0, Troll

    They sell your browsing habits to people. You didn't know? Firefox records every website you go to. Every click you make. Every form you submit. And they sell this information to the highest bidder. Very often the government.

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