There are many myths surrounding Mozilla Firefox!! Learn to ignore them!!
Despite the fact that the Firefox web browsing software application has become a very popular web browser, there are many misconceptions about the Firefox web browser in the minds of the end users. Since the Firefox web browsing software application successfully warded off the challenge offered by Microsoft’s Internet Explorer, there have been many instances where the supporters of Microsoft’s Internet Explorer have resorted to underhand tricks to reduce the popularity of the Firefox web browsing software application. There are many misconceptions about the features and advantages of the Firefox web browsing software application. There are some end users who are of the opinion that the Firefox extension feature can be used by expert end users to manipulate the computers of the amateur end users. There are some end users who believe that the mere fact that the Firefox web browsing software application is an open source web browser implies that any and every hacker can the crack the source code of the web browser and modify the same to the detriment of the average end user. Simply put, the fact that the Firefox web browsing software application is a free, open source and revolutionary software application has contributed to the large number of myths and misconceptions surrounding the web browsing software application.
Of course, the supporters of the Firefox web browsing software application have done a lot to overcome the propaganda spread by the opponents of the Firefox web browsing software application. The members of the Firefox community have put in a lot of effort and have ensured that the public is acquainted with the real picture of the Firefox web browsing software application. Further, the members of the Spread Firefox movement that has the sole purpose of the educating the end users of web browsing software applications about the fantastic advantages offered by the Firefox web browser have done their bit too. Considering the fact that the market share of the Firefox web browsing software applications has been constantly rising barring a few lackluster months, one can safely say that the supporters of the Firefox web browsing software application, the members of the Firefox community and the members of the Spread Firefox movement have been successful in their efforts.
Here, I would like to do my bit by referring to some popular misconceptions about the Firefox web browsing software application and the providing the true and accurate picture regarding the same.
The first misconception that I would like to remove is that of the Firefox web browsing software application being a spy-ware. Mozilla Firefox is not a software application that has been designed to spy upon any computer. The Firefox web browsing software application has been offered for free because of that is what the developers had wanted to do. Further, the developers of the Firefox web browsing software applications are exploiting the popularity of the Firefox web browser and are charging service providers for advertising through the Firefox web browsing software application. The Firefox Corporation, a ‘for profit’ subsidiary of the Mozilla Foundation earned substantial amount of profit in the last year and is using the same towards the betterment of the software application. Hence, the mere thought of the Firefox web browsing software application being called a spy-ware because it is offered for free is laughable. Insofar as free software applications are concerned, it is pertinent to note that the Internet Explorer web browsing software application is also, technically speaking, a free web browsing software application. However, one does not find any person calling the Internet Explorer web browser as a spy-ware. The same approach should apply to the Firefox web browsing software application well.
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