Happy 8th Birthday, Firefox!

On November 9 2004, eight years ago today, the Mozilla foundation has launched the first version of Firefox.

This anniversary may be confusing for some, as we've recently compiled a timeline of Firefox's first 10 years. This is because the browser that would eventually become Firefox, called Phoenix, was actually launched as a beta in 2002. When the first full version of the browser was launched in 2004, it was renamed to Firefox.

Mozilla's open source browser was seen as a breath of fresh air at the time when Microsoft's Internet Explorer 6 dominated the market share, annoying many users with its numerous security issues.

Over the years, Firefox captured a sizable chunk of the m…
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