With Mozilla due to release the final version of its Firefox 3 open source browser this month, there are already strong signs that Firefox is gaining more market share traction. In an
interview with Computerworld, web metrics company Net Applications' executives said Firefox's market share grew 0.6 percent in May to account for 18.4 percent of all browsers used during the month. Furthermore, Net Applications forecasts that Firefox will crack 20 percent market share in July. How much will the release of Firefox 3 matter?