{"id":62126,"date":"2014-11-10T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2014-11-10T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/foxtail\/2014\/11\/10\/celebrating-choice-control-and-independence-on-the-web\/"},"modified":"2014-11-10T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2014-11-10T00:00:00","slug":"celebrating-choice-control-and-independence-on-the-web","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/en\/firefox\/celebrating-choice-control-and-independence-on-the-web\/","title":{"rendered":"Celebrating Choice, Control and Independence On the Web"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"CHOOSE<\/a>Ten years ago, we made Firefox to keep the Internet in each of our hands — to create choice and put you in control of your life online.<\/p>\n

Today, we invite you to stand with us for an Internet that belongs to everyone. And no one.<\/p>\n

Birthdays are a time to reflect on past accomplishments. And ours – yours – was huge: we helped save the Internet. We saved the Internet by not accepting the status quo, by not allowing corporate interests to acquire a stranglehold on our online lives. At the time, Microsoft dominated the Web. It was becoming stagnant, locked down and shaped by the vision of one company rather than the creativity of all. Firefox changed that. <\/p>\n

We focused on promoting choice and opportunity online, we built and advocated for open standards, not proprietary technology. We put people in control of their online experience and strived to preserve the inherent openness of the Web. We didn\u2019t just create a better browser; we created a browser that made a difference. We showed what was possible. That there was a better way. A better future. We sparked competition, energy and innovation that has made the Web what we love today: open, everywhere, and independent.<\/p>\n

As Mozillians, we\u2019re committed to honoring this legacy. It’s a responsibility we take seriously. And to mark our ten year anniversary, we\u2019re offering you two things: a celebration and a pledge.<\/p>\n

First, the celebration. Mozilla is different. We\u2019re not a traditional software company. We’re a global, non-profit community rallying behind a shared mission to promote openness, innovation and opportunity online. Whether you’ve been connected to Mozilla since the beginning, recently started contributing to the project as a volunteer, or just started using Firefox last week, we encourage you to reflect on what this community has achieved, the impact we’ve had on the world, and the friends we’ve all made along the way.<\/p>\n

Today Firefox provides independence and opportunity to hundreds of millions of people around the world in more than 90 languages across desktop and mobile platforms.
\nTo celebrate, today we\u2019re also rolling out new products and programs to continue our work to help build a better Internet:<\/p>\n