Firefox 3 sets records for downloads
Posted by Dennis Sellers 
Jul 3, 2008 at 4:22pm
Mozilla has announced it set a new Guinness World Record for the largest number of software downloads in 24 hours. The record-setting 8,002,530 downloads coincided with the launch of Firefox 3, the upgrade of the free, open source web browser.
Mozilla fans worldwide drove more than 1.7 million pledges to download Firefox 3 on Download Day, hosted regional download “fests,” and informed more than 43 million people through hosting Download Day affiliate buttons online. The global Mozilla community has been celebrating the historic goal of establishing a Guinness World Record with parties in more than 25 countries, including a 24-hour long download fest celebration called Camp Firefox at Mozilla’s Mountain View headquarters, says Paul Kim, vice president of marketing at Mozilla.
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