Why do browser user-agent strings always include Mozilla/5.0?
- Why do browser user-agent strings always include Mozilla/5.0?
- What does “Mozilla/5.0” in user agent string signify?
- History of the browser user-agent string
Quick answer
Because website developers may output special features when they detect a browser (Mozilla in this case). When other browsers also support those good features, they try to mimic Mozilla so the site outputs the same content instead of a degraded version.
