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==Market penetration==
==Market penetration==
Since its original release in 2002, Firefox had a continued increase in the market share of web browsers until 2009, then a small decline due to competition from [[[https://technicalsupportbuddy.online/ Google Chrome]]]. Exact numbers are difficult to determine, but as of November 2012 worldwide, Firefox had a 24% share,<ref>[http://marketshare.hitslink.com/browser-market-share.aspx?qprid=0 Browser market share]</ref> and as of November 2012, 28.5% in Europe.<ref>[http://en.atinternet.com/Resources/Surveys/Browser-Barometer/Browser-Barometer-April-2011/index-1-2-3-236.aspx AT Internet Institute - Article]</ref> By spring 2016, however, the browser's market share had dropped off to just over 15%.<ref>https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2016/05/firefox-overtakes-microsoft-internet-explorer-edge-browsers-first-time-statcounter/</ref> Through heavy advertising and promotion, Google has continued to take market share from Mozilla and other competitors.
Since its original release in 2002, Firefox had a continued increase in the market share of web browsers until 2009, then a small decline due to competition from [[Google Chrome]]. Exact numbers are difficult to determine, but as of November 2012 worldwide, Firefox had a 24% share,<ref>[http://marketshare.hitslink.com/browser-market-share.aspx?qprid=0 Browser market share]</ref> and as of November 2012, 28.5% in Europe.<ref>[http://en.atinternet.com/Resources/Surveys/Browser-Barometer/Browser-Barometer-April-2011/index-1-2-3-236.aspx AT Internet Institute - Article]</ref> By spring 2016, however, the browser's market share had dropped off to just over 15%.<ref>https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2016/05/firefox-overtakes-microsoft-internet-explorer-edge-browsers-first-time-statcounter/</ref> Through heavy advertising and promotion, Google has continued to take market share from Mozilla and other competitors.
The browser is officially supported in over 70 languages,<ref>[http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/all.html Firefox International Versions]</ref> and is available for the different versions of Microsoft [[Windows]], [[Apple Inc.|Apple]] Mac [[OS X]], and [[Linux]] operating systems. Unofficial builds are available for Sun Microsystems Solaris, BSD, and other operating systems.
The browser is officially supported in over 70 languages,<ref>[http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/all.html Firefox International Versions]</ref> and is available for the different versions of Microsoft [[Windows]], [[Apple Inc.|Apple]] Mac [[OS X]], and [[Linux]] operating systems. Unofficial builds are available for Sun Microsystems Solaris, BSD, and other operating systems.
*[http://www.voxday.blogspot.com/2014/04/fumigating-firefox.html Fumigating the Firefox]
*[http://www.voxday.blogspot.com/2014/04/fumigating-firefox.html Fumigating the Firefox]
*[http://dennisprager.com/uninstall-firefox/ Uninstall Firefox]</ref>
*[http://dennisprager.com/uninstall-firefox/ Uninstall Firefox]</ref>
There are other browsers based on Firefox such as the Comodo [[IceDragon]] browser and the [[Waterfox]] browser (which is reportedly faster than the Firefox browser).<ref>[http://www.myce.com/news/version-34-0-of-faster-64-bit-version-of-firefox-released-73843/ Version 34.0 of faster 64-bit version of Firefox released]</ref><ref>[https://www.waterfoxproject.org/ Waterfox browser website]</ref> The [[Brave (web browser)|Brave]] web browser is also reportedly faster than Firefox by about 27%<ref>[http://bitcoinist.net/brave-web-browser-early-look-faster-firefox-bitcoin-integration]</ref> (although this report may be have become obsolete with Mozilla's 2017 release of Quantum).
There are other browsers based on Firefox such as the Comodo [[IceDragon]] browser and the [[Waterfox]] browser (which is reportedly faster than the Firefox browser).<ref>[http://www.myce.com/news/version-34-0-of-faster-64-bit-version-of-firefox-released-73843/ Version 34.0 of faster 64-bit version of Firefox released]</ref><ref>[https://www.waterfoxproject.org/ Waterfox browser website]</ref> The [[Brave (web browser)|Brave]] web browser is also reportedly faster than Firefox by about 27%<ref>[http://bitcoinist.net/brave-web-browser-early-look-faster-firefox-bitcoin-integration]</ref> (although this report may be have become obsolete with Mozilla's 2017 release of Quantum).
* [[Vivaldi (web browser)]]
* [[Vivaldi (web browser)]]
* [[Brave (web browser)]]
* [[Brave (web browser)]]
==References==
==References==