> It's just that enough people saw enough value and purpose in it, to go out and get it themselves. This happened at the time when no other browser vendor drov

> It's just that enough people saw enough value and purpose in it, to go out and get it themselves. This happened at the time when no other browser vendor drove any kind of serious marketing campaign. Even so, Firefox only reached 30% market share at its peak. Then Chrome shot out, backed by Google's marketing budget, bundled with popular software installers and featured at the "Internet home page": "Still running Firefox? Upgrade to Chrome now!" (quote is approximate, but very close)