Firefox 3 downloads smash 5 million mark

Downloads of Mozilla’s Firefox 3 web browser have already passed the five million mark, approximately halfway through its 24-hour world-record attempt period.

The Mozilla team had aimed to exceed the 1.6 million downloads that Firefox 2 achieved in the first day of its release period, and had hoped for five million downloads for Firefox 3 in its first 24 hours of release, to set a Guinness world record.

Approximately 14 hours after its release, Firefox 3 passed the five million download mark. President of Mozilla Europe, Tristan Nitot, told ZDNet.co.uk that he felt as though he was in “a dream”.

“We have exceeded our wildest expectations,” said Nitot. “I’m so proud of the community. Five million downloads in 14 hours is mind boggling. I’m just concerned it’s a dream and I’m going to wake up.”

Source: ZDNet

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