Firefox backers aim to 'destroy' IE with campaign
April 26, 2006News Story by Elizabeth Montalbano
APRIL 25, 2006 (IDG NEWS SERVICE) - A group of self-described "political activists" in Massachusetts has started an aggressive campaign to get browser users to switch from Microsoft Corp.'s Internet Explorer to Mozilla Corp.'s Firefox.
The campaign, called Explorer Destroyer, takes advantage of a new program by Google Inc. to pay users $1 for each referral to Firefox made through Google Toolbar, according to the group's Web site.
"You already want people to switch to Firefox. Now's the time to get serious about it," according to the site. "Google is paying $1 for each new Firefox user you refer. ... Now you can advance your ideals, save people from popups and spyware hell, and make some serious money."
Source: http://www.computerworld.com/