Klippings

Clippings of various news and articles that tickle my interest of reading or knowing about it.

Tuesday, November 09, 2004

USATODAY.com - Firefox ignites demand for alternative browser
Strolling between classes at Stanford University in Palo Alto, Calif., Blake Ross looks like any other bleary-eyed sophomore.

Few would guess that the laptop-carrying 19-year-old is a tech prodigy leading a battle against Microsoft's Internet Explorer Web browser for control of the Internet.

Ross was up until 5 a.m. Tuesday watching a surge in download requests for the official release of Firefox version 1.0 — the red-hot alternative Web browser he helped create. Early demand strained the Firefox download site to near breaking.