As most browser-industry watchers know, Google has launched a beta version of a new web browser called “Google Chrome”. John Lilly posted about it at the time, and Mitchell Baker has written about it since, discussing how and why Mozilla and Firefox continue to be unique and vital in an increasingly healthy browser market where competition and innovation are again the norm.

Mitchell writes, “Mozilla exists to build portions of the Internet where individual human benefit, social benefit, and civic benefit are the most important things. [We] recognized long ago that an independent browser dedicated only to the public good is a necessary piece for building a healthy internet. Firefox is our first step in building that Internet. Clearly we need to continue to build great products, and to lead in a competitive market. Mozilla created this competitive environment through the success of Firefox, and I’m as confident as John is about Mozilla’s future.”

“We’ll continue to compete in the browser world, and we’ll continue to do well. We’ll continue to produce a product that people choose and trust and understand is theirs. We’ll continue to do this as part of our overall mission — building an Internet where individual, civic and social value are paramount.”