Microsoft browser rival Mozilla eyes China

Mozilla.org, which makes Firefox, the most popular Web browser alternative to Microsoft Corp.'s Internet Explorer, is setting up a China office to do battle in the world's second-largest Web market.

California-based Mozilla already has a presence in China via a not-for-profit foundation supporting open-source software projects, but the Beijing office will be its first real corporate presence, Mozilla Chief Operating Officer John Lilly said on Friday.

Microsoft browser rival Mozilla eyes China.