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Firefox Set to Pass One Billion Downloads

Mashable  Jul 30 09

Recent releases of the Firefox web browser have seen enormous download activity right out of the gate. Firefox 3.0 saw better than 8 million downloads in its first 24 hours, while the Firefox 3.5 update reached one million downloads hours after launch, and his since been downloaded a whopping 63 million times and counting.

Thus, it’s not too surprising that the Firefox browser – all versions combined – is about to pass an enormous milestone: one billion total downloads.

According to the Firefox Download Guesstimator, Firefox will pass one billion at some point on Friday. Full story...

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