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For Mozilla and Google, Group Hugs Get Tricky

July 26, 2009 /

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BOXES lined the cubicles and hallways in the offices of Mozilla http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/ on a recent afternoon, and its chief executive, John Lilly, seemed a bit disoriented as he looked for a place to sit. Mozilla, which makes the Firefox Web browser, had just moved from one end of this city to the other, mainly to gain more space for its growing work force.

Yet it was hard not to read symbolism into the move. Mozilla’s old offices were next door to Google’s sprawling headquarters. For several years, Google http://www.google.com has been Mozilla’s biggest ally and patron. But in September, it also became Mozilla’s competitor when it unveiled its own Web browser, Chrome.

So it seemed only natural for Mozilla to move out from under Google’s shadow.

By MIGUEL HELFT

Full Story: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/26/technology/companies/26mozilla.html?hpw