Firefox 3's First 24 Hours | Linux Today

Firefox 3’s First 24 Hours

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Jun 19, 2008

“It’s been a very busy 24 hours for Mozilla folks around the
world–as our 24 hour initial period draws to a close, I wanted to
put a few things into perspective. This is the first post of what
will no doubt be many analysis posts, so here are a few things that
have happened during the first official day of Firefox 3 life:

  • “A little more than 8.3 million downloads (this isn’t our
    official Guinness number–that will be a little lower as we weed
    out over counts over the next few weeks)
  • Firefox 3 market share has grown to about 4% worldwide…”

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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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