Firefox 3 In The Guinness Book

A lot has been said about Firefox 3, and even more will be said in the future, I have no doubt about that. As an example, let's take a quick look back at SoftDistrict - first, it was my pleasure to review Firefox 3, then to provide you with 5 quick Firefox 3 tips, followed by the best Firefox 3 plugin of the moment, in my opinion. The problem was that I almost got tired of waiting for the downloads record to become official, but that one has just come to an end...

...because Mozilla just announced that the record has just become official - 8,002,530 downloads in the first 24 hours of release - the Guinness World Record for the most software downloads in that period of time. Hooray!

According to Mozilla's Vice President of Marketing, Paul Kim, the Firefox fans were "instrumental in achieving this record." He said "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."

In the end, it seems the "Download Day" was a success. It helped Firefox enter the Guinness Book, get a higher market share with minimum effort, and also a lot of public exposure. Brilliant, that's all I can say for now. What do you think, how much time must pass until IE finally loses its crown to Firefox?

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