Open Source Today

Software companies, big and small, have failed to deliver on the promise to make life easier for users, said the 21-year-old inventor of the Firefox Internet browser during a speech today at the City Club of Cleveland.

Blake Ross, who draped his suit coat over a nearby chair and sported an easy grin during his 25-minute talk, told the audience mixed with young professionals and seasoned business pros that there is an “ever-widening gap” between developers creating software and the people using it.