Official Google Toolbar now available for Mozilla Firefox

Andrew T.

, previously available only for Microsoft Internet Explorer, is now available in beta form for Mozilla Firefox as well.

The Google Toolbar for Firefox appears to closely duplicate the features of its Internet Explorer counterpart, except of course the Popup Blocker which is a feature present in Firefox to begin with.

This is interesting news, not only because other websites like Yahoo! have recently began to offer Firefox-compatible toolbars of their own as well, but because the Google Toolbar in particular had been unofficially cloned for Mozilla (suite and Firefox) as the Googlebar

months before.

But...

Antony

Thanks for the good news. Are there Google Toolbar for Safari?

Antony · *07 Jul, 2005 9:31 pm*

Hmm, it seems to be same as the Google Toolbar for MSIE.

Problem number 1: The search field box is very weird. It clearly does not comply with Apple's Human Interface Guideline. (please see the screenshot below)

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Antony · *08 Jul, 2005 12:42 am*

Tried to install it in Netscape 8, it does not work Sad

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beanboy89 · Joined: 16 May 2004 Posts: 1470

It also looks like Google has introduced two other extensions

for Mozilla Firefox other than the Google Toolbar.

Google Send to Phone which allows users to send text messages to mobile phone users.
Google Suggest which adds a Google Suggest-like search field to Firefox.

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Antony · *08 Jul, 2005 11:18 pm*

Cool.

If you remember the news regarding Mozilla Firefox's main developer Ben Goodger works for Google (reference

)

This could be one of the main reason we now have Firefox toolbars from Google.

(Note: This post indicates my speculation only.)

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Antony · *10 Jul, 2005 2:05 am*

Google Toolbar is now hosted in Mozilla Update? https://addons.mozilla.org/google/google_toolbar.html

So you don't need to allow "google.com" website to add anything to your Firefox? (addons.mozilla.org is in the default allowed list)

This is an unfair advantage for Google Toolbar.

I wonder if Mozilla Update would provide similar "convenience" for Yahoo!, MSN or any other competitors (if they have similar toolbars.)

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Antony · *27 Sep, 2005 10:40 am*

This Google Toolbar is now in official final version.

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James · Joined: 12 Jul 2002 Posts: 1747

Would it ever been seen as either conceivable or advantageous for Google to purchase FF/TB outright and develop their own browser suite? I'm sure you remember the hopes some had back a few years ago that IBM or Sun or some company would purchase the failing Netscape. Is it even a remote possibility? Would it be desireable? Question

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It's later than you think.

Firefox 3.5.3, IE 8

DJGM · *27 Sep, 2005 3:27 pm*

There was a report last year that Google was to acquire the Mozilla Foundation.

It was an (ever so slightly obvious) April Fools joke!

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