Firefox download record official
Posted by Lt-DavidW on 03 July 2008 - 10:35 · 40 comments & 10128 views
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#2 Posted by richardsim7 on 03 Jul 2008 - 10:40
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#3 Posted by altermind on 03 Jul 2008 - 10:42
- good rendering engine... interface is sooo messy hehe... better mem usesage tho.... 8 mill.. wow.... thats impressive by any count!
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#6 Posted by Neoauld on 03 Jul 2008 - 11:33
- im really happy with this release
has worked well overall
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#7 Posted by Ali Koubeissi on 03 Jul 2008 - 11:36
- *burst into tears*
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#8 Posted by MMaster23 on 03 Jul 2008 - 12:01
- Firefox 3 is big improvement in terms of performance.
However ... the whole record thing is just sad :\
Count the number of IE7 downloads upon release, you'll easily break this record.
(And don't whine on how MS uses Windows Update for this.. FF does has an autoupdater..) -
#8.1 Posted by +Antaris on 03 Jul 2008 - 12:10
- Well, actually they were only counting downloads from the website, not the update manager. Impressive feat really.
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#8.2 Posted by
Dave on 03 Jul 2008 - 12:16
- While I'm forced to agree with what I see as the spirit of your post, that this is more marketing than genuine event. The point remains that a 8 million users base is a good indicator that Firefox has entered the mainstream, if you will.
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#8.3 Posted by mule on 03 Jul 2008 - 12:17
- (Antaris said @ #8.1)Well, actually they were only counting downloads from the website, not the update manager. Impressive feat really.
Exactly.
And I think IE wouldn't have more downloads in 24 hours.
It doesn't have the FF hardcore fans who downloaded it ASAP.
People like to wait with Microsoft a day or two to see that everything is OK...
Some actually wait til the SP1 of a product... -
#8.4 Posted by Ali Koubeissi on 03 Jul 2008 - 13:31
- Some actually wait til the SP1 of a product...
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#8.5 Posted by yakumo on 03 Jul 2008 - 15:42
- (MMaster23 said @ #
Firefox 3 is big improvement in terms of performance.
However ... the whole record thing is just sad :
Count the number of IE7 downloads upon release, you'll easily break this record.
(And don't whine on how MS uses Windows Update for this.. FF does has an autoupdater..)
From the IE7 Release blog : "IE7 Hits the Street" - http://blogs.msdn.com/ie/archive/2006/10/2...the-street.aspx
"In the first four days over three million of you have already downloaded the final release. "
Sorry, not so 'easily' it seems.
also the FF download record did not include the auto updates.
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#8.6 Posted by daftperception on 03 Jul 2008 - 21:27
- (yakumo said @ #8.5)(MMaster23 said @ #Firefox 3 is big improvement in terms of performance.
However ... the whole record thing is just sad :
Count the number of IE7 downloads upon release, you'll easily break this record.
(And don't whine on how MS uses Windows Update for this.. FF does has an autoupdater..)
From the IE7 Release blog : "IE7 Hits the Street" - http://blogs.msdn.com/ie/archive/2006/10/2...the-street.aspx
"In the first four days over three million of you have already downloaded the final release. "
Sorry, not so 'easily' it seems.
This guy just ownt you all +1
I knew it was bs that IE could get that many downloads in one day.
This is top downloads in 24 hours ever learn to read. -
#8.7 Posted by Airlink on 04 Jul 2008 - 23:09
- (yakumo said @ #8.5)also the FF download record did not include the auto updates.
That's because Firefox 2.x and 1.x didn't auto-update to Firefox 3.x. during Download Day. Their server hamsters were working overtime as it was, and those little suckers can only run so fast.
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#8.8 Posted by Eis on 05 Jul 2008 - 05:35
- (Dave said @ #8.2)While I'm forced to agree with what I see as the spirit of your post, that this is more marketing than genuine event. The point remains that a 8 million users base is a good indicator that Firefox has entered the mainstream, if you will.
There's quite a difference between a number of downloads and a user base.
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#9 Posted by neufuse on 03 Jul 2008 - 12:44
- like always, download numbers are meaningless... give me adoption and retained usage numbers
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#9.1 Posted by plan-9 on 03 Jul 2008 - 14:49
- Exactly. I know I already removed it. It was crashing a lot. Probably the worst browser Ive used since IE4 in terms of stability. All other versions prior to this have been very stable. I had no extensions going either so thats not the problem.
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#9.2 Posted by gigapixels on 03 Jul 2008 - 18:11
- Just FYI: If you're using Kaspersky, that's the problem. It's an incompatibility with the program, so if you use the AutoRuns utility and uncheck the mzvkbd.dll file (a Kaspersky file), you'll be fine. I haven't had a single crash since I did that. Kaspersky is working on an update to fix this issue.
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#9.3 Posted by NeoTrunks on 07 Jul 2008 - 11:58
- (plan-9 said @ #9.1)Exactly. I know I already removed it. It was crashing a lot. Probably the worst browser Ive used since IE4 in terms of stability. All other versions prior to this have been very stable. I had no extensions going either so thats not the problem.
Back to Opera for me for now.
I've downloaded it and installed it on five different computing environments (Win32, Linux x86, Linux AMD64, Mac OS X PPC, and Mac OS X x86). I've yet to see it crash once. It's been pretty damn stable all this time.
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#10 Posted by ZombieFly on 03 Jul 2008 - 13:00
- totally skewing off topic here, but WTF is that new firefox cartoon logo? it's awful, as was the bizarre "welcome to v3" start page. The old logo was nice, this makes it look like a product for the under 10's
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#11 Posted by thenonhacker on 03 Jul 2008 - 13:12
- w00tne55!!!
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#12 Posted by ir0nw0lf on 03 Jul 2008 - 13:52
- Sweet, the record is going to help reduce pollution, end world hunger and bring world peace. Rejoice. Seriously, while I congratulate them on the record, too many people are over-hyping it. In a week/month, no one is going to care ROFL.
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#14 Posted by +GreyWolfSC on 03 Jul 2008 - 14:02
- Did they count how many people went back and downloaded 2.x after trying 3.0?
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#15 Posted by phiberoptik on 03 Jul 2008 - 14:51
- with parties in over 25 countries
That has to be wrong.. I am people from more then 25 countries downloaded....
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#16 Posted by C_Guy on 03 Jul 2008 - 14:53
- That's weird, I figured everyone forgot about this already.
Considering how easily Microsoft could beat Mozilla in a "download race" this is far from impressive. But, what the heck, way to go Mozilla, a few people fell for your publicity stunt, YAY
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#16.1 Posted by cork1958 on 03 Jul 2008 - 15:02
- (C_Guy said @ #1)That's weird, I figured everyone forgot about this already.
Considering how easily Microsoft could beat Mozilla in a "download race" this is far from impressive. But, what the heck, way to go Mozilla, a few people fell for your publicity stunt, YAY
My sentiments exactly!!
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#16.2 Posted by yakumo on 03 Jul 2008 - 15:46
- well they failed with IE7 ( see comment 8.5 ) Lets wait and see how they manage with IE8, bearing in mind also Mozilla were not counting any auto update downloads in the record.
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#16.3 Posted by +imis on 03 Jul 2008 - 18:07
- (yakumo said @ #16.2)well they failed with IE7 ( see comment 8.5 ) Lets wait and see how they manage with IE8, bearing in mind also Mozilla were not counting any auto update downloads in the record.
+1
other thing MS does not ask people to download but they force the people to get it, buy it. -
#16.4 Posted by 3rd impact on 03 Jul 2008 - 18:18
- (imis said @ #16.3)(yakumo said @ #16.2)well they failed with IE7 ( see comment 8.5 ) Lets wait and see how they manage with IE8, bearing in mind also Mozilla were not counting any auto update downloads in the record.
+1
other thing MS does not ask people to download but they force the people to get it, buy it.
i concur.
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#17 Posted by GEIST on 03 Jul 2008 - 21:54
- Meaningless marketing stunt. I wonder how many lamers will actually print out that pathetic personal certificate. :p
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#17.1 Posted by LinDog on 03 Jul 2008 - 23:50
- Excuse me troll. I happen to have been one of those people. Does Opera have a world record or a fancy certificate? Noooo, so stop trolling please.
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#17.2 Posted by RAID 0 on 04 Jul 2008 - 05:08
- (GEIST said @ #17)Meaningless marketing stunt. I wonder how many lamers will actually print out that pathetic personal certificate. :p
There was a personal certificate? Interesting.
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#18 Posted by Shiranui on 04 Jul 2008 - 01:54
- Well, if the results really mean that 8,002,530 individual users saw fit to download and use FF3, then congratulations.
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#18.1 Posted by mule on 04 Jul 2008 - 07:51
- (Shiranui said @ #1Well, if the results really mean that 8,002,530 individual users saw fit to download and use FF3, then congratulations.
In 24 hours.
Till today more than 28 million...
Even if only half are actually individual users (although some people download from proxies or copy from their friends, and let's not forget IT people downloading once and sharing...) it's still impressive...
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#19 Posted by nunjabusiness on 05 Jul 2008 - 05:03
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#20 Posted by nunjabusiness on 05 Jul 2008 - 05:04
- I gotta wonder if Paul Kim really said "The notion of going for a world record, as gooky and nutty as it may have sounded, was a really sticky idea."
The official figure was confirmed after logs from download servers were audited and checked to ensure duplicate and unfinished downloads were not counted. Mr Kim told the BBC: "The notion of going for a world record, as gooky and nutty as it may have sounded, was a really sticky idea. "It was an idea that translated really well across national borders and to all different kinds of people around the world."