
Still, Mozilla didn't give up on the project entirely and hopefully the new browser will be here in December as planned. It accused Redmond of trying to block the development of third-party Metro-style browsers for Windows RT, the tablet OS that runs on ARM processors. Seamless setup Easy migration of preferences and bookmarks when you download Firefox for Windows. Choose what to share and when to share it. Since then, Mozilla's relationship with Microsoft has not been smooth. Common sense privacy Live your life, Firefox isn’t watching. It was supposed to be available in January. Mozilla talked about it way back in October, 2012. But it only works on the "desktop" side of Windows, the side that emulates Windows 7.Ī Metro version has been in the works for what seems like forever. Windows 8 users who have the full version of Windows 8, not the Windows 8 RT version, can use Firefox today.

That means we could get the first glimpse of it very soon, maybe next month.

Mozilla's long awaited "Metro-style" version of the Firefox browser is scheduled to be ready by December 10, as spotted by TechnoBuffalo's Jacob Kleinman based on notes about the project from Mozilla's Wiki.Ī developer version of the new browser, which will be retooled for touchscreens, should be ready in September. There's good news for Windows 8 users frustrated with Internet Explorer. Account icon An icon in the shape of a person's head and shoulders.
