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It's official: Mozilla (SAI 25 #5) says it now holds the Guinness World Record for "largest number of software downloads in 24 hours," recorded after the release of Firefox 3. Mozilla counted 8,002,530 downloads of the latest version of its Firefox Web browser during that period. Impressive, given their servers were crushed under the weight of the demand -- which means they spent significant time turning away visitors.
The record itself is a nifty publicity stunt, though not near as impressive as other Guinness achievements, such as "Most Rattlesnakes Sat In Bathtub With" (87).
But the bigger point here is that Firefox is gaining share: 19% vs. 14.5% a year ago, while Microsoft's (MSFT) Internet Explorer's share slipped to 73% from 79% a year ago, according to research firm Net Applications.
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| Firefox Download Day a Success Despite Hurdles |  Well, Firefox Download Day was nothing if not eventful. First and foremost, Mozilla appears to have succeeded in breaking the Guinness World Record for most software downloads in a 24-hour period as well as surpassing its lofty 5 million-download target for the the day. Not everything was rainbows and butterflies for Mozilla however. The first [...] [..] Read complete article | | Published 19-Jun-2008 by Zach Epstein in NewsOur Favorite Softwarebrowserdownload dayFirefoxGuinness World Recordweb
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| Firefox 3 Crushes Download Goal: 8 Million + In First Day |  Mozilla will set the much-coveted record for most downloads in a day, because more than 8 million people (the actual total seems up for debate) downloaded Firefox 3 in the last 24 hours. Guinness still needs to verify the number, to make it official, but in any event it crushed Mozilla's high-end estimate of 5 million downloads. If you downloaded the browser (or even if you didn't) -- you can [..] Read complete article | | Published 18-Jun-2008 by Silicon in General
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| Mozilla Issues Concept Video for Firefox Mobile | | We need it, we want it, we have to have it. Mozilla’s Head of User Experience Aza Raskin has just posted a video preview and extensive post covering the concept behind of one of Mozilla’s latest endeavors, Firefox Mobile. Let’s cut to the chase… It looks amazing so far. Firefox, the best thing to happen [...] [..] Read complete article | | Published 12-Jun-2008 by Zach Epstein in Our Favorite SoftwareFirefoxmobilePreviewSneak PeakVideo
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