Will Google Chrome sink Firefox? Not exactly, according to Mozilla chief executive John Lilly.
“More smart people thinking about ways to make the Web good for normal human beings is good, absolutely," Lilly wrote in a blog post. “Competition often results in innovation I'd expect that to continue now that Google has thrown their hat in the ring."
Google announced Monday that it has been hard at work on an open-source browser known as Chrome, a beta version of which will be released in 100 countries on Tuesday.
Google's entry into the browser market means “there's another interesting browser that users can choose," Lilly wrote. “More than ever, we need to build software that people care about and love."
Chrome's release will not significantly affect Mozilla's relationship with Google, Lilly said. “Mozilla and Google have always been different organizations, with different missions, reasons for existing, and ways of doing things," he wrote.
Mozilla has collaborated with Google on the development of Breakpad, a system used for crash reports, as well as security features that have been built into Firefox. Mozilla and Google also recently expanded their financial partnership until November 2011.
“More smart people thinking about ways to make the Web good for normal human beings is good, absolutely," Lilly wrote in a blog post. “Competition often results in innovation I'd expect that to continue now that Google has thrown their hat in the ring."
Google announced Monday that it has been hard at work on an open-source browser known as Chrome, a beta version of which will be released in 100 countries on Tuesday.
Google's entry into the browser market means “there's another interesting browser that users can choose," Lilly wrote. “More than ever, we need to build software that people care about and love."
Chrome's release will not significantly affect Mozilla's relationship with Google, Lilly said. “Mozilla and Google have always been different organizations, with different missions, reasons for existing, and ways of doing things," he wrote.
Mozilla has collaborated with Google on the development of Breakpad, a system used for crash reports, as well as security features that have been built into Firefox. Mozilla and Google also recently expanded their financial partnership until November 2011.
