There’s more going on here than just full-screen browsing. The much deeper question is how browsers are evolving beyond a ‘one-size-fits-all’ model. I am impressed with how quickly Mozilla was able to respond to what Google is doing with Chrome, showing that the timelines for browser innovation has truly shifted,” said Hilwa in an email reply to questions today.īoth individuals agreed that the issue was more elaborate than the address bar, however. This is another shot across Mozilla’s bow.Īl Hilwa, an analyst with IDC who monitors browsers, agreed with Gertner on the browser competition angle, but praised Mozilla for reacting so hastily to Google’s option. I see this as another example of Chrome going after Firefox by eliminating even more of the browser. People like to focus on areas where browsers are copying each other.
Who would have thought that the humble browser URL bar would spark so much interest? This is more about the browser wars than anything. In reaction to news reports that both Google and Mozilla are experimenting with options that will let Firefox and Chrome users hide or outright terminate the address bar to free up more screen estate, Matthew Gertner, the CEO of Salsita Software, had the following to say: This has seemingly sparked a bit of a debate in the browser industry, as the address bar has always been an integral part of the web browser.
With Google allowing users to hide the address bar in canary builds of Chrome 13, Mozilla has decided to release the LessChrome HD extension which pretty much does the same thing.
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