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From marketing point of view it's not a wise move. Consider how much press announcing 'Firefox X is here' they lose. And each of these announcements can potenti
by kia 15y ago
From marketing point of view it's not a wise move. Consider how much press announcing 'Firefox X is here' they lose. And each of these announcements can potentially attract new users.
I think Chrome's fast growth can in part be attributed to by the constant stream of news like 'Chrome 1,2,3,... released' which helped Google to build recognition.
- srl 15y agoFirefox isn't going to gain any valuable publicity that they don't already have by announcing "Firefox X is here". Unlike Chrome, they're not in a position to be making rapid gains - a large portion of what's left of the market is companies using older versions of IE for compatibility reasons, which aren't going to switch over on a whim. Chrome had an advantage - it took a bite out of the large firefox market, which was already prepped for 'trying new browsers'. While the constant 'Chrome Y released!' helped, Chrome would probably have risen nearly as fast without it.