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Mozilla's Open Innovation and New Challenges
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Excerpts Contd...Challenges in Open Source InnovationLosing Ground in the Browser Wars?In addition to the challenges just mentioned, Mozilla was concerned over the declining market share of its flagship browser. Firefox's market share was falling gradually. It dropped from 29.67% in April 2011 to 26.39% in October 2011. Some analysts felt that one of the biggest challenges for Mozilla was to maintain its market share amid tough competition from browsers like Chrome and Safari which were steadily gaining market share. According to them, Mozilla was threatened, particularly by the growing popularity of Chrome, which was quickly catching up with Firefox. According to StatCounter, in November 2011, Chrome surpassed Firefox in market share for the first time ever. Chrome had 25.69% global market share for November, while Firefox's market share was 25.23%. IE was still the dominant player in the market during that period with a 40.63% market share... The Road AheadIn May 2012, Chrome finally overtook IE to become the world's most used web browser. According to data from StatCounter, Chrome's market share rose to 32.8% in the week ending May 20, 2012, while IE's market share dropped to 31.9%. Firefox occupied the third position with a share of 25.55%. With competition steaming up in the global browser market, Mozilla was gearing up to increase its market share by making Firefox more appealing to mainstream users while maintaining the loyalty of its early adopters. Notwithstanding the new challenges in open source innovation, going forward Mozilla planned to continue with its innovations using its open source software, support new Web standards, and provide a common platform for Desktop, Mobile, and Web Apps. According to the company, "Firefox continues to be a fundamental lever in driving the Web forward and advancing the Mozilla mission. At the same time, the Web is evolving and moving into new areas and so is Mozilla. In addition to delivering Firefox on mobile phones and tablets, we will focus on new projects in the important areas of Apps, Identity, Education, and more." ...
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