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Developers of the Firefox web browsing software application must be credited for the revolution that has spread through the web browsing software application industry. There was a time when the end users were accustomed to wait for a few years for a major version release of the web browsing software application. The end users were of the opinion that this was the best that could be expected from the developers of web browsing software applications. However, the Firefox web browsing software application not only destroyed this myth but effectively demolished by releasing a major version update of the web browsing software application once in a year. Some critics of the Firefox web browsing software application point out that even Microsoft’s Internet Explorer released major version upgrades once a year when the web browsing software application was a new entrant.

However, there is a major difference between the approach taken by the Firefox web browsing software application and Microsoft’s Internet Explorer. Despite the fact that the developers of the Internet Explorer web browser released major version updates, the popularity of the web browsing software application was established solely because of the fact that it was bundled along with the Windows operating system. Of course, whether the Internet Explorer browser software application would have been a success without its bundling with the Windows operating system has become a theoretical question. The dominance of the Internet Explorer web browsing software applications can be attributed only to the bundling of the web browsing software application with the Windows operating system.

The Firefox web browsing software application did not enjoy any such advantage. More importantly, the Firefox web browsing software application was not required to make use of any such advantage. The major version updates offered by the Firefox web browsing software application were sufficient for it to bring its competition down to its knees. The release of Firefox version 1.5 and version 2.0 has contributed a lot towards the popularity of the Firefox web browsing software application. In fact, the release of version 1.5 was heralded as a revolutionary point not just in the history of the Firefox web browsing software application but in the history of the web browsing software applications itself. The release of version 1.5 is recognized was the point where a viable and efficient web browsing software application other than the Microsoft’s Internet Explorer web browsing software application was made available to the end users. The consequence of such an option being made available to the end users is known to all. Millions and millions of end users deserted Microsoft’s Internet Explorer and switched over to Mozilla Firefox. Version 2.0 of the Firefox web browsing software application was downloaded more than a million times in the very first hour of its release. Hundreds and thousands of individuals were eagerly awaiting the release of version 2.0 of the Firefox web browser. As a proof of their attitude, the developers immediately released the Alpha release of version 3.0 of the Firefox web browser. This indicated that the developers were not going to rest on their laurels and were going to work hard and release better and better versions of the Firefox web browsing software application until it was on top of the market. More than the fact that new version update is released on an annual basis, it is the attitude that is important. The developers of the Internet Explorer web browsing software application will find it very difficult to shake of their lethargy. They have become accustomed to believing that no web browsing software application can bring them down. This belief will take a lot of time to be rid of. Until then, the Firefox web browsing software application would be well on its way to become the most popular and most user friendly web browsing software application of all times.

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