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>No, Firefox really got a foothold because it had tabs. IE 6 did not have tabs; I don't think this is right. Firefox got a major foothold because it blocked ad

>No, Firefox really got a foothold because it had tabs. IE 6 did not have tabs; I don't think this is right. Firefox got a major foothold because it blocked ads. This was right as those ads that would open 4 new windows when you closed a previous window started showing up on the web and IE6 could not handle them. It would literally kill your browsing experience and sometimes blue screen your computer. Firefox was the first mainstream browser to block pop ups out of the box and it worked.

fcanela 7y ago
Before switching to Firefox, I previously used Internet Explorer, which had no tabs support. In an era of frequent pop-ups, your desktop ended being a mess. It was annoying, but that is what I was used to. Then Firefox came and allowed to have all your browsing in the same window, without polluting the taskbar. In my case, I clearly remember that tabs were the reason to switch into Firefox.
- prashnts 7y ago
  I had similar reasons with one more anecdote: my first internet access was through a Nokia 2G phone and I « dialed » to connect in Windows XP. Thank you Nokia PC Suite (which I could only get from the Byte magazine CDs and DVDs). But boy, IE6 was painful! And i needed tabs to open pages and do something else while I wait for pages to load. That made me switch to Firefox after Opera. It wasn’t that long ago, I think 2007 sorts? In my job now, I still try to make sure people can access my pages with as little resources as needed.
- Izkata 7y ago
  > Internet Explorer, which had no tabs support. In an era of frequent pop-ups, your desktop ended being a mess. This is how I remember it: Firefox didn't block popups on its own, but they were constrained to another tab instead of a new window, which alone was a huge bonus.
timw4mail 7y ago
You mean pop-up windows. Actually ad-blocking came a bit later.

fcanela 7y ago

Before switching to Firefox, I previously used Internet Explorer, which had no tabs support. In an era of frequent pop-ups, your desktop ended being a mess. It was annoying, but that is what I was used to. Then Firefox came and allowed to have all your browsing in the same window, without polluting the taskbar. In my case, I clearly remember that tabs were the reason to switch into Firefox.

prashnts 7y ago
I had similar reasons with one more anecdote: my first internet access was through a Nokia 2G phone and I « dialed » to connect in Windows XP. Thank you Nokia PC Suite (which I could only get from the Byte magazine CDs and DVDs). But boy, IE6 was painful! And i needed tabs to open pages and do something else while I wait for pages to load. That made me switch to Firefox after Opera. It wasn’t that long ago, I think 2007 sorts? In my job now, I still try to make sure people can access my pages with as little resources as needed.
Izkata 7y ago
> Internet Explorer, which had no tabs support. In an era of frequent pop-ups, your desktop ended being a mess. This is how I remember it: Firefox didn't block popups on its own, but they were constrained to another tab instead of a new window, which alone was a huge bonus.

timw4mail 7y ago

You mean pop-up windows. Actually ad-blocking came a bit later.