{{date|November 16, 2004}}

Mozilla {{w|Mozilla Firefox|Firefox}} 1.0, a free {{w|FLOSS|open-source}} {{w|Web browser|web browser}}, has been released on November 9, 2004 by the {{w|Mozilla|Mozilla}} Foundation.  

Some major characteristics of the browser are: pop-up blocking, tabbed browsing, integrated RSS news reader, themes, online fraud protection, extendable with add-ons and multi-platform (it works on {{w|Microsoft Windows|Windows}}, {{w|Linux|Linux}} and {{w|Mac OS X|Mac OS X}}). As of November 16, 2004, there are Firefox versions in the following languages: Norwegian, Polish, Finnish, Italian, Japanese, Greek, Korean, Spanish, Russian, Slovenian, Czech, English, Romanian, German, Hebrew, French, Hungarian, Swedish and Catalan. Other languages should appear later.

Firefox has grown rapidly in popularity, with a Preview Release of the 1.0 version surpassing 10 million downloads in days. The browser has received critical acclaim by some magazines and is seen by many as a real competitor to {{w|Microsoft|Microsoft}}'s {{w|Internet Explorer|Internet Explorer}}, which currently holds over 90% market share. 
Here's what some reviewers have said about Firefox:

* "Move over, Internet Explorer. Feature-studded and secure, Mozilla Firefox 1.0 is a safer, better choice for Internet browsing." [http://reviews.cnet.com/Mozilla_Firefox_1_0/4505-9241_7-31117280.html?part=editchoice&subj=Mozilla CNet]

* "All told, Firefox is clean and fast. If you want a browser that respects your PC intelligence and helps you get things done, Firefox is a good place to start." [http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1759,1622102,00.asp PC Magazine]

* "Despite its small flaws, Firefox is an excellent browser that is within a [sic] two years of unseating Microsoft IE from its throne." [http://netforbeginners.about.com/od/understandyourbrowser/fr/firefox08.htm PCWorld]

The software's website can be found at [http://www.getfirefox.com GetFirefox.com].

==Sources==
*{{source|url=http://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/internet/11/16/tec.us.firefoxbro.ap/index.html
|title=Firefox takes torch from Microsoft browser
|author=
|pub=CNN
|date=November 16, 2004
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| archiveurl          = https://web.archive.org/web/20041209223649/http://www.cnn.com:80/2004/TECH/internet/11/16/tec.us.firefoxbro.ap/index.html
| archivedescription  = archived on archive.org, 2004-12-09}}
*{{source|url=http://www.infoworld.com/article/04/11/02/HNielosing_1.html
|title=Internet Explorer loses market share
|author=Joris Evers
|pub=InfoWorld
|date=November 2, 2004
| brokenURL           = true
| archiveurl          = https://web.archive.org/web/20041121084945/https://www.infoworld.com/article/04/11/02/HNielosing_1.html
| archivedescription  = archived on archive.org, 2004-11-12}}
*{{source
|url=http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,1706694,00.asp
|title=Internet Explorer Takes Another Market-Share Hit
|author=Matthew Hicks
|pub=eWeek
|date=November 1, 2004
| brokenURL           = true}}

==External links==
*[http://www.mozilla.org/press/mozilla-2004-11-09.html Mozilla (Developers website)]

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Mozilla Firefox 1.0, a free open-source web browser, has been released on November 9, 2004 by the Mozilla Foundation.  

Some major characteristics of the browser are: pop-up blocking, tabbed browsing, integrated RSS news reader, themes, online fraud protection, extendable with add-ons and multi-platform (it works on Windows, Linux and Mac OS X). As of November 16, 2004, there are Firefox versions in the following languages: Norwegian, Polish, Finnish, Italian, Japanese, Greek, Korean, Spanish, Russian, Slovenian, Czech, English, Romanian, German, Hebrew, French, Hungarian, Swedish and Catalan. Other languages should appear later.

Firefox has grown rapidly in popularity, with a Preview Release of the 1.0 version surpassing 10 million downloads in days. The browser has received critical acclaim by some magazines and is seen by many as a real competitor to Microsoft's Internet Explorer, which currently holds over 90% market share. 
Here's what some reviewers have said about Firefox:

* "Move over, Internet Explorer. Feature-studded and secure, Mozilla Firefox 1.0 is a safer, better choice for Internet browsing."  CNet

* "All told, Firefox is clean and fast. If you want a browser that respects your PC intelligence and helps you get things done, Firefox is a good place to start."  PC Magazine

* "Despite its small flaws, Firefox is an excellent browser that is within a sic two years of unseating Microsoft IE from its throne."  PCWorld

The software's website can be found at  GetFirefox.com.