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The wonders of open source, the excitement of countless developers coming together playing a part in making Firefox the de facto standard. This is only a few of the many benefits of Firefox. Following is a list of some of the features are think are most pivotal.

Let us first define what exactly is open source, with each day passing more and more individuals are seeing open source products come out on the market. Some examples include, Open Office, which very much like MS OFFICE without the high price tag and frustrating non standard formatting, Firefox which we are exploring here, a internet browser with increased security and easy to use add ons improving on its ability to be the way you want it not what Microsoft decides to throw at you. Open source simply means something that is truly built and operates for the people without the extensive commercialization. Constant updates with each moment numerous developers are doing there part to make that Firefox suite the best it can be. Improving usability and availability for the masses. There are many others worth mentioning, though another topic entirely will not explore them now.

Firefox, is first and foremost based on standards set in place by W3C World Wide Web Consortium, an organization which first brought together the World Wide Web as we know it. Additional benefits include being able to access the web no matter your situation. Being able to code a page and know that it will work as you format it following w3c recommendations.

Firefox, also provides the end user with add ons, such as themes or small applications that make things easier on the user. Convenience is quite apparent when you look at the fact that add ons make things much easier. Instead of having to look all over your computer to find that program that does that specific thing. With add ons with firefox most of those same functions can be integrated. Meaning that you spend less time looking for the program and more time browsing resulting in increased productivity and less distraction.

Recently, Internet explorer started getting the point. As the popularity of Firefox and open source software has grown exponentially. Microsoft for all it's names worth, decided to follow suit. With Internet Explorer Seven you started seeing things that made Internet Explorer more and more like Firefox. With the addition of tabbed browsing cleaner interface and more plug ins available Internet Explorer tries more and more to be the browser of choice. The only problem

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