The company brags that Firefox is finally showing signs of growth. “We build one because we love browsers.” A little good news “Everyone else builds a browser for defensive reasons,” says Mayo. Mayo says he fears that big companies like Google and Apple don’t care whether roaming the open internet is subsumed by launching apps or by the act of searching.

That last bit may sound like idealistic claptrap, but it’s always been core to Mozilla’s mission. And an open, vibrant web - as opposed to a world of apps and social media and search controlled by a few companies - is its main philosophical concern.

The two names are inseparable in many peoples’ minds. Now, he says, the company has embraced the proposition that “it kind of makes no sense to be us and not have the best browser.” That’s because for Mozilla, which is controlled by a foundation of the same name, Firefox is its main product.

“Firefox didn’t get better along with the competition.” Why Firefox is different “For several years, we have not been spending the effort we would normally spend on the flagship product,” Mayo concedes. He admits that Firefox has fallen behind Chrome, Microsoft’s Edge, and Apple’s Safari technically, but says the company is executing with total focus on a plan to reverse that.

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