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Every project needs an entrepreneur

Leadership can define a project's mission, drive its results, and assure its future viability. As time goes by I think we'll see, more and more often, that the kind of leadership we're talking about is entrepreneurial leadership. by Dana Blankenhorn

Tags: Ubuntu, Mark Shuttleworth, Entrepreneur, Open Source Project, Transparency, John Lilly, Entrepreneurship, Leadership, Open Source, Management, Dana Blankenhorn

Blog posts 2009-01-12

Mozilla CEO John Lilly on Apple and iPhone

Mozilla CEO John Lilly on Apple and iPhone3 million iPhones sold in 30 daysEven if the selling rate fell by 50% you still be talking about 9 to 10 million by years end...I see you failed at MATHSYou can't believe anything with such an EXTREME hyperboled and PROPAGANDA ridden track...

Tags: Sales strategy, Sales force management, Apple Inc., Apple iPhone, John Lilly, Mozilla Corp.

Discussion threads 2008-08-12

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Firefox's crossroads: Cutting-edge or mainstream?

Mozilla has built the Firefox browser from a largely unsuccessful remnant of the Netscape era of the 1990s into the browser that nearly a quarter of people on the Web use. Now the challenges are different. MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.--John Lilly wants it both ways. Working at...

Tags: Mozilla Firefox, Web Browser, Mozilla Corp., Web Browsers, Internet, browsers, Firefox, Stephen Shankland CNET News

News items 2009-10-21

Microsoft will offer browser choice to European users

In what is definitely a first, Microsoft's Windows 7 will offer European customers a ballot screen that offers to download alternative browsers and lets users turn off Internet Explorer, the New York Times reports. The E.U. was as enthusiastic as the bureaucracy is capable of being, gushing...

Tags: Microsoft Corp., Web Browser, Web Browsers, Microsoft Windows 7, Internet, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2009-07-25

Mozilla CEO: No worries about Google Chrome

Mozilla CEO John Lilly said he has no worries about Google jumping into the open source browser market. In a blog posted on September 1 before the beta release of Google's Chrome yesterday, Lilly noted that Mozilla's Firefox has plenty of competition and reminded the public that...

Tags: Google Inc., Mozilla Firefox, Mozilla Corp., Web Browsers, Internet, Paula Rooney

Blog posts 2008-09-03

Can Google not do evil?

Can Google not do evil?So happy"We are so, so happy with Google Chrome," mumbled Mozilla CEO John Lilly through gritted teeth. "That most of our income is from Google has no bearing on this statement." - http://notnews.today.com/?p=57RE: Can Google not do evil?Your vision of Microsoft being the dark side and...

Tags: E-mail providers, cloud computing, Free trade, Google Inc., Google Chrome

Discussion threads 2008-09-02

Google's Chrome browser: It's all about the ads and cookie files stupid!

Google's Chrome browser: It's all about the ads and cookie files stupid!Yes, it is about ads and cookies, but also a whole lot more.With this, Google can bring us into the 21st century all based on standards and open source. Microsoft wants to keep the browser in the 20th century,...

Tags: Web browsers, Google Inc., cookie, Google Chrome, Web browser, advertisement, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2008-09-02

Could Google's Chome be death blow to Firefox?

Could Google's Chome be death blow to Firefox?Purchasing Firefox could be a disaster.Purchasing Firefox could be a disaster. IE8 is getting close to release, and having a Firefox/Chrome transition (or worse, battle) could kill their market share if IE8 is released during the transition.Could Google's Chome be death blow to...

Tags: Web browsers, WebKit, IE8, Chome, Mozilla Firefox, Google Inc., Chrome, Web browser

Discussion threads 2008-09-02

News to know: SAP; Microsoft patches; Nvidia; iPhone

Notable headlines: Dennis Howlett: SAP: Oracle price-gouges customers even more than we do Michael Krigsman: Business Objects Influencer Summit: Strategy to execution Larry Dignan: Microsoft plugs IE, Office in big patch haul Roland Piquepaille: No more need for...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Larry Dignan, NVidia Corp., Patch Management, SAP AG, Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Adrian Kingsley-Hughes, 3G, E-books, Web Browsers, Linux, Cellular Phones, Wireless, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Internet, Operating Systems, Software

Blog posts 2008-08-13

No Firefox for the iPhone/iPod touch ... D'oh!

Mozilla CEO John Lilly confirms that there will be no Firefox iPhone/iPod touch. D'oh! by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

Tags: Apple iPhone, Mozilla Firefox, Apple iPod, LiMo Foundation, Apple iPod Touch, Razr V2, Web Browsers, Digital Music, Digital Media, Internet, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

Blog posts 2008-08-12

Mozilla CEO John Lilly on Apple and iPhone

The current issue (16.08) of Wired Magazine has a brief interview with Mozilla CEO John Lilly just before the launch of Firefox 3 in June. In it Lily makes two interesting comments related to Apple: Wired: ...Do you worry about competition from Apple now that it...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Wired Inc., Apple Inc., Mozilla Corp., Razr V2, Web Browsers, Wiki, Linux, Microsoft Windows, Internet, Online Communications, Operating Systems, Software, Jason D. O'Grady

Blog posts 2008-08-12

News to know: OOXML; Adobe AIR for Linux; Copyright; Best midrange hardware

Notable headlines: Paula Rooney: Microsoft's OOXML gets ISO approval ... maybe Mary Jo Foley: Microsoft OOXML standardization bid: The clock is ticking OOXML standard vote down to the wire  Christopher Dawson: OOXML vs. ODF - Should Ed Tech care? ...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Adobe Systems Inc., Adobe PhotoShop, Adobe AIR, Microsoft Corp., Hardware, Photo-sharing, Dashwire, Linux, UNIX, Operating Systems, Open Source, Software, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-03-31

Apple colonizes Windows through Safari

Apple colonizes Windows through SafariHow Refreshing!Your article and your stance are quite refreshing; you don't seem to be scandalized by Evil Apple's nefarious behavior [/sarcasm].I think in the grand scheme of things, this is good for users and everyone else concerned. More established browsers are better. More choice is better....

Tags: Web browsers, Operating systems, Apple Safari, Apple Inc., Web browser, Mozilla Corp., Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2008-03-24

Mozilla vs. Apple on Safari flap: It's about the Google search box

Updated: Apple pushes Safari to you when you update iTunes. Mozilla CEO John Lilly blasted the move. Meanwhile, there's enough hubbub to last a few weeks over these dueling point of views. But what this spat really comes down to is Google and the fees it pays to be the...

Tags: Google Inc., Mozilla Firefox, Apple Safari, Apple Inc., Google Search, Mozilla Corp., Figure, Web Browsers, Operational Accounting, Internet, Finance, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-03-24

Question to Mozilla CEO: what do you fear?

Question to Mozilla CEO: what do you fear?That's what I said so......your point is???Yes but.......there is history here. I could have said:pot, kettle, black but then I would have been in TechCrunch territory. I hope this could be taken to a 'reality' level.If I were an iTunes user.....which I'm not...

Tags: Web browsers, Digital music, Digital media, Memory Usage, Mozilla Corp., Apple Safari, Mozilla Firefox, Apple iTunes

Discussion threads 2008-03-22

Question to Mozilla CEO: what do you fear?

The kerfuffle over Apple's decision to include the Safari 3.1 'update' with an iTunes update installer for Windows made me smile. John Lilly, CEO Mozilla Foundation Corp. seems outraged at Apple's decision. It only adds to the hilarity. Why? In enterprise land, neither browser is likely to be the number...

Tags: Apple Safari, Mozilla Corp., Web Browsers, Internet, Dennis Howlett

Blog posts 2008-03-22

Mozilla CEO accuses Apple of malware distribution practices

Yesterday Apple pushed out a Safari 3.1 update via Software Update on Windows. In a blog post, Mozilla CEO John Lilly describes why Mozilla feels Apple's decision is wrong -- and how moves like it can endanger the security of the Web. From John Lilly's blog: What Apple...

Tags: jason D. O'Grady, Apple Inc., Mozilla Corp., Microsoft Windows, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Cyberthreats, Malware, Blogging, Web Browsers, Security, Viruses And Worms, Internet, Operating Systems, Software

Blog posts 2008-03-21

Mozilla CEO blasts Apple for distributing Safari 3.1 for Window on its update site

Mozilla's CEO blasted Apple for distributing its Safari browser via the Apple Software Update service on Windows that is used by millions of iTunes users. In a blog posted today, John Lilly, the chief executive of Mozilla, claimed the distribution practice is unethical because it allegedly tricks...

Tags: Apple Safari, Window, Blog, Apple Inc., Web Browser, Mozilla Corp., Apple iTunes, CEO, Microsoft Windows, Web Browsers, Blogging, Tools & Techniques, Digital Music, Operating Systems, Digital Media, Software, Internet, Management, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Paula Rooney

Blog posts 2008-03-21

PostgreSQL left out in database brouhaha

PostgreSQL left out in database brouhahaTalk about bias ntntThe reason PosgreSQL is left out...Dana, I think the reason that you'll see PosgreSQL left out of the database brouhaha is because the conversation this week is focused on the enterprise. While PostgreSQL may have great adoption for deployment within the...

Tags: Databases, PostgreSQL, Postgres, Ingres, database

Discussion threads 2008-01-18

A clean hand-off at Mozilla

As in a relay race, the key to a successful enterprise is often the hand-off, a change in leadership at the top. When it's messy the whole company can suffer. It can die or be taken over. When it's done right the chief operating officer...

Tags: Mitchell Baker, Mozilla Corp., IPO, Web Browsers, Financial Planning, Blogging, Investment, Financial Services, Internet, Finance, Dana Blankenhorn

Blog posts 2008-01-08