Blake Ross, the 19-year-old who created the Firefox Web browser in his parents’ house, has done something big software companies have sought to do for years: capture market share from Microsoft Corp.
In the five months since Firefox was released, the program has snared more than 5 percent of the market from Microsoft’s Internet Explorer, according to San Diego-based research company Websidestory. Microsoft has dominated the market since surpassing Netscape Communications Corp. five years ago.
