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Firefox claims 1 billion downloads

Peter G. August 3, 2009 3:15 PM ET in Tech

firefoxCongrats to Firefox! The orange headed step-child browser that’s won the hearts and minds of millions has announced it’s now seen one billion downloads since its release in 2004.

Firefox now accounts for roughly 40 percent of the net’s browser usage and has been eating away at Internet Explorer’s market share for quite a while. If the successful launch of Firefox 3.5 was any indicator, the upcoming releases of 3.6, 3.7 and Firefox 4.0 should bolster that number even higher.

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2 Comments:

  1. CB
    Doktor Schnabel von Rom
    3 Aug '09, 4:00 pm

    At least a thousand of those were me.

  2. Cliff_Forster
    Keepin it real
    3 Aug '09, 4:54 pm

    Not shabby for something that started as a Netscape open source project. Mozilla is probably one of the best stories on the web over the past few years. Well done.

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