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Nick
08-03-06, 10:42 AM
The Mozilla Corporation on Monday celebrated the 200 millionth download of its open
source Firefox Web browser, with the community planning parties to commemorate the
event. The milestone was hit one year and nine months after the debut of Firefox 1.0.

Hitting the 200 million mark does not mean Firefox has that many users, as the download
count includes both Firefox 1.0 and version 1.5. In addition, users may have downloaded
the browser multiple times, or the download may not have been completed. Still, Mozilla is
touting the number as a big step forward.

"200 million people seeking Firefox is a huge accomplishment and we're right to celebrate
our role in driving that number," said Mozilla engineer Asa Dotzler. "Congratulations to
every single person who made Firefox the success it is today." ...

More @ BetaNews.com (http://www.betanews.com/article/Firefox_Tops_200_Million_Downloads/1154451290)

Mikey
08-03-06, 10:53 AM
I'm not knocking FF, but every update requires a whole new download. Two updates this week, two downloads.

Ron Barry
08-03-06, 12:46 PM
I am pretty sure they are not counting the automatic software updates to apply fixes as part of the downloads.

Kudos FireFox. Excellent Browser and it is good to see it getting some market penetration.

JM Anthony
08-03-06, 10:35 PM
Anything to make those Microsofties squirm can't be all bad. I've been using FF for about a year now and definitely like it over IE.

John