It's official: Mozilla has set possibly the geekiest world record ever with the release of Firefox 3.
The open-source company said Wednesday that the browser's 8,002,530 downloads in its first 24 hours of release set a Guinness World Record for the most software downloads in that period of time.
Mozilla Vice President of Marketing Paul Kim thanked Firefox fans in a statement, calling them "instrumental in achieving this record."
"Our community members came together and not only spread the word, but also took the initiative to help mobilize millions of people to demonstrate their belief that Firefox gives people the best possible online experience," he said.
Mozilla unveiled a campaign on May 28 to set the record, which previously did not exist.
The company asked Firefox enthusiasts to pledge to download the browser on the day it was released -- June 17, which it dubbed "Download Day."
Mozilla also hosted a Download Day event, the Camp Firefox BBQ, at its offices in Mountain View, Calif., and asked other Firefox fans to host similar download parties. It also encouraged people to place "Download Day" buttons on their Web sites as reminders of the big day.
Despite its eventual success, Firefox 3 Download Day didn't go off without a hitch. Interest in the endeavor crippled Mozilla's servers on the day of the release, so the U.S. part of the download process started about two hours later than originally planned when Mozilla's site wouldn't work properly.
The European leg of the effort began a little more than an hour later than planned and marked the start of the download-logging process. There were no more problems reported once the U.S. site was back up and running.
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Firefox 3 stinksBy Anonymous on July 3, 2008, 11:06 amI haven't been able to get it to work, it worked for the first few days, then crashed and have not been able to get it back up. Nothing comes up now but the crash...
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You should send them aBy Anon009 on July 4, 2008, 1:42 amYou should send them a ticket, just because it doesn't work for you it isn't necessarily crap. For me FF3 and other people it works fine... [IMG]http://browseblogs.elementfx.com/img/avat.jpg[/IMG]...
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It's greatBy Anonymous on July 4, 2008, 6:01 pmIt works fine for me. Downloaded on th 17th and it's the greatest browser I've had.
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works faster that's for sure.. but...By Anonymous on July 4, 2008, 6:09 pmand there is always a but... firebug doesnt work :(
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Works great!By Anonymous on July 5, 2008, 1:42 pmI am slowly converting my office Firefox. I looked at the owners PC, a PBX techs PC and they had upgraded to Firefox 3 on their own. The both state they love it....
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FF3 FTWBy Anonymous on July 6, 2008, 6:49 amDefinitely the best browser i've used. Been with it since the beta and loved every byte since.
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