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[–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 8 points 1 day ago (1 children)

FF was suppose to be alternative to google, until google "captured competition" by making up majority of thier revenue.

[–] bilb@lemmy.ml 10 points 1 day ago (1 children)

It started as an alternative to Internet Explorer and was so much better it actually overtook it.

[–] Jyek@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 day ago

Actually Firefox is continued development from Netscape Navigator which predates Internet Explorer. Firefox is the grand daddy of internet browsers in that way.