Mozilla versus the antitrust monster

11 July 2012 By Robert Cyran Follow @rob_cyran

Google and Microsoft have fought furiously to control how desktop users access the Internet. Google’s new Chrome browser for the iPhone and iPad probably won’t set off a similar battle in mobile. That’s why operators are encouraging Mozilla’s open source operating system instead.

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Mozilla on July 2 announced operators including Deutsche Telekom, Etisalat, Smart, Sprint, Telecom Italia, Telefónica and Telenor were backing its plan to release an open source operating system for mobile phones.
- On June 28, Google released the Chrome browser for iPhones and iPads.

Google’s Chrome surpassed Internet Explorer as the world’s most common internet browser in May, according to StatCounter. Chrome held 32.4 percent of the market, Microsoft’s Internet Explorer had 32.1 percent and Firefox held 25.6 percent.

Google introduced Chrome in 2008.

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