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Started as a jointventure with full-timestaff of Netscape andcommunity withinvestments in NetscapeCommunications

Decide to give up NC5delived code andredesign it as a new rendering enginecalled “Gecko”

Mozilla Labs beginsactivities

Mozilla Corporation is establishedMozilla China is established

independent non-profit organizationMozilla Europe is establishedMozilla Japan is established

Marc Andreessen, et aldeveloped Mosaic

Estab l ished by Marc Clark Andreesses and James Clark

NETSCAPECOMMUNICATIONS

NC4.x is distributed free NC5.0 is developed byopen source

Change the companyname after complaintby NCSAForm Japanese company

・ Firefox OS

・ Firefox Macketplace

・ HTML5 Last Call hannounced

・ WebM released

・ HTML5 draft is published・Mozilla Firefox 3 wins the Guiness World Record for most downloads in a day

・ Mozilla Firefox 2 wins Good Design Award

・ Appearance of browsers after the first browser war・ JIS X 8341-3 is enacted that improve accessibility in Japan・ SNS boom of GREE, mixi, & others

・ AOL/Netscape files an antitrust complaint against Microsoft・ Blogging boom starts in Japan

・ AOL/Netscape files antitrust suit against Microsoft

・ Selection 508 of the U.S. Rehabilitation Act takes effect・ Improve accessibility

・ Virtually the end of browser race

・ Dominance of IE is getting stronger・ CSS2 reccomendation・ XML1.0 reccomendation・ DOM1 reccomendation

・ HTML 4.0 reccomendation

・ Escalation of browser race・ CSS1 recommendation

・ Java appearance・ Explosion of internet users

・ Establish W3C・ Netscape Navigator invaded the market・ Yahoo! service launch

・ Mosaic invades the market

・ W3C HTML WG is

formed

・ Ajax・ Web2.0

・ W3C XHTML WG ended

NCSA

MosaicCommunications

MicrosoftApple

Obtain theMosaic license　

Spyglass

OperaSoftware

KDEProject

GoogleHighly supportWeb standard technology

Gecko

Mozilla Classic

Trident

Presto

WebKit

Netscape Navigator 2.0

Netscape Navigator 1.0（Code Name “Mozilla”）

Netscape Communicator 4.0

Netscape Navigator 3.0Gold Edition

Netscape Navigator 3.0Standard Edition

Netscape Communicator 5.0

Mozilla Application Suite 0.6

Mozilla Application Suite[Milestone 3 ～18]（Code name “Seamonkey”）

Netscape 6.0

Mozilla Application Suite 1.7

SeaMonkey 1.0

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Mozilla Phoenix 0.1

Mozilla Firebird 0.6

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Support CSS and Dynamic HTMLImprove internationalization

Constariocversy andconfrict regarding therights of Mosaic

Providing License

Start depelopingKHTML W

Mac OS X v10.0Cheetah release

Mac OS X v10.3Panther release

Adwords servicelaunch

Gmailservice launchGoogle Mapsservice launchGoogle Desktoprelease

Google Packrelease

Google Docs &Spreadsheetsservice launch

Android 1.0release

Google+service launch

Obtain Mosaiclicense

Windows Phone 7release

Windows 7release

Windows Vistarelease

Windows XP SP2release

Windows Merelease

Windows XPrelease

Windows 2000release

Windows 98 releaseintegrate with IE4.0

Windows 95release

Started businessby developing asearch engine

Mac OS 9 release

Mac OS 8 release

Mac OS X v10.1Puma release

Mac OS X v10.2 Jaguarリリース

Mac OS X v10.4Tiger release

Mac OS X v10.5Leopard release

Mac OS X v10.6 Snow Leopardrelease

OS X 10.7 Lionrelease

Safari is chosen asstandard webbrowser

iPad launch

Mac OS 7.6 relaese

iPhone launch

Top SitesCover Flow

ReleaseIntegration of bookmarksand browsing historySmart location barEV SSLPassed Acid2 test

Supprt verticaltext display

Developed a renderingengine basedon KHTML

Popup block featureSecurity warningfeature of downloadfileAdd-on maintenance feature

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Combine Mail and Composer

Partiallysupport JScript,VBScript,CSS（draft）

Discontinued

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Image tool barPersonal bar

Bug fix

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Feedback from Firefox 3.5enhancements

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SeaMonkey Councilcontinues development

Tab browse featureTab browse featureAnti-phishingImprove Web standardtechnology supportEV SSL

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Passed Acid2 test

Feed reader

Anti-phisingEV SSL

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PersonasPlug-in processisolation(3.6.4 -)

Change the name complainedby Phoenix

Change the name complainedby Firebird project

Add the extension manager featuer

Auto updatesSVGHTML Canvas

Inherit some codesand designconcepts

Enhanced support ofweb standard technologiesMultiprocess supportSession restore

New JavaScript engineHardware AccelerationAdd support for HTML5

CSSDynamicHTML

The 3rd generationJavaScript engine Hardware Acceleration Tab Groups Firefox Sync Firefox for Android release Type Interface

Feedback from Firefox 2enhancements

Developmentends withversion 5.2.3

Chosen as standardweb browser forthe Mac fromversion 4.5

New JavaScript EnginePrivate browsingEnhanced support of HTML5

Release

SVG TinyChage-free

Support JapaneseLanguage display

Prototype of tab browsing

feature

Add E-mailclient

Innovativerendering engineFeed reader / IRCclient

BitTorrent wigetPasses Acid2 testAnti-phishing

Speed dial,synchronization ofbookmarks, etc.Full text web historysearchEV SSL

Add tab browse featureAdd popup block feature

Browser becomes stand-alone

Release

Logo changeLogo changed

Providing License

Expansion

Expansion

Expansion

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OS X 10.8Mountain LionreleaseWindows 8

release

Social API

Firefox for Android movedto Native UI

NCSA Mosaic

Internet Explorer 1.0

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Source code is disclosed

IE is also descended from Mosaic.So IE is actually related to Firefox!

Netscape Navigator was the standerd webbrowser for the Mac untill 1997.

This is when users of IE startedincreasing dramatically.

Rather than buildingfrom scratch, existingsoftware was enhanced.

N e t s c a p e w a s s o popular that it wasvirtuary Synonymouswith the internet

This is thedistant ancestorof Firefox!

The “Acid2 test” is awell knownbenchmark ofwhether a browseris built properly.

Anti-phising and tabbedbrowsing are taken forgranted nowadays.

Most of today’ s hottechnologies hadalready beendeveloped by this time.

Everybody workedreally hard while IEwas taking it easy.

Since Firefox and otherbrowsers worked hard to win pepole’ s hearts, IE startedmaking an effort again.

Just wait to see how Firefox getseven easier to use and morepowerful!

Another cool thing aboutopen source is that thecommunity can take over

Everyone helped out,but it didn’ t work outat first...

Our browser wasn’ tquite ready, so it lostmore ground to IE...

Mozilla has always beensupported by volunteers.

At last came the debut of Firefox!There was a full-page ad in theNew York Times, and a bigcelebration！

Our browser was rebornwith a new technologycalled “Gecko” !

KDE is a project to create anenvionment like Windows or the Macwith free software. It needed a webbrowser.

There used to be adson the tool bar until itbecame free change.

It seem Opera has been around for as long as Netscape

“SSL (safe encrypted communications)”and “JavaScript” were invented byNetscape around this time.

There was intence competitionwith IE back in those days, beendeveloped by this time.

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