Flash forward five years, Netscape's browser no longer exists and AOL, the owner of Netscape, is recommending people use Firefox. Internet Explorer has given up a large amount of the browser market-share to successful alternatives, like Firefox, Safari and Opera. Even the latest version of Internet Explorer has not been enough to slow down the competition. Firefox has played a key role in forcing Microsoft to be competitive, ironically, since Microsoft is to blame for finishing off Netscape's marketshare with Internet Explorer. The Mozilla Foundation has major deals in place with Google to promote their software. And they are only at version 3.0.

The new version of Firefox was released today and hopes to continue the tradition of speedy webpage loads, more security features, and easy-to-use functions. Some improvements include easier ways of bookmarking or saving site addresses and downloading and installing addons, and resumable downloads. For a full feature set, visit the Mozilla website.

If you are currently a user of Firefox, the update will be made available to you soon. If you are looking to try it out for the first time, visit getfirefox.com to get it. Firefox is available for Windows, Linux and Mac OS x in numerous languages. Users choosing should be aware that upgrading will overwrite any previous installations, but browser history and bookmarks will stay intact.