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Mozilla Inks Deal With Chinese Search Giant

Posted by Zonk on from the let-the-courting-commence dept.

nm writes "The Mozilla Corporation's subsidiary in China has signed a deal with Chinese search engine giant Baidu. Baidu is already included as an option in Firefox's Chinese localization, but this deal formalizes the relationship between Mozilla and and the search company. Mozilla has established several other initiatives in China to help increase Firefox adoption, particularly in universities. The article notes that Firefox has seen limited uptake in China; the browser Maxthon is the second most popular after Internet Explorer. Maxthon is thought to have as much as 30 percent of the Chinese browser market."

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  1. Firfox? by CSMatt · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I wasn't aware that the Chinese version of Firefox had special branding.

  2. Maxthon by cuby · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    Curious... This is the first time I read something about this browser. The Portuguese version of wikipedia says http://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maxthon this browser is often used to circumvent the great Chinese firewall, hence its popularity. Does anyone know why it is especially easy to do tuneling with it?

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  3. Re:Your prosecution... by GwaihirBW · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Thanks to whoever counter-modded the 'Troll' on this one. While I do find high-ranking negative-descriptor posts amusing in general concept, "-1 Troll" != "I disagree with your political opinion", even when it's stated in a caustic manner. 'Cause this *is* on topic and relevant.

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