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Firefox was Firebird, not Phoenix.
by loeg 10mo ago
Firefox was Firebird, not Phoenix.
- wakawaka28 10mo agoI think Firebird was the second name they tried to use that was already taken. They were definitely sued by Phoenix Technologies for one incident. Bryan Lunduke has a podcast explaining the history of this but I saw the one about Phoenix on the Wikipedia page before posting. Edit: Here you go: https://www.zdnet.com/article/mozilla-holds-fire-in-naming-fight/ https://www.zdnet.com/article/mozilla-holds-fire-in-naming-f...