Firefox 3 Guinness World Record

[taper]

Firefox 3 has just been released, and they're trying for a world record for the most software downloads in 24 hours. It goes from 10am to 10am Pacific Time. If you want to be part of this record attempt, just download the program. Installing it isn't technically a requirement, but I recommend it.

Note to mods: This thread is about the record attempt, so please leave in OT. There's a thread in Computer Talk about the browser itself.

The servers are getting hammered at the moment, if you can't connect right now, just wait a little while.

 

[Trajan12]

Sounds cool. Just hope it doesn't have too many bugs.

 

[Shadylookin]

meh their servers are dead maybe they should have made it download week

 

[Mirc]

Yeah, the servers are down and have been so since the start of this thread.

 

[stormbind]

Its all taper's fault

 

[Trajan12]

If you can't get it, go to softpedia and go to their 3rd window titled "Softpedia Secure Download (U.S.)-3.0"

That worked for me.

 

[Mirc]

If you can't get it, go to softpedia and go to their 3rd window titled "Softpedia Secure Download (U.S.)-3.0"

That worked for me.

It's because Romanian sites like Softpedia are inherently better than everything else.

Spoiler :

I hate the forum of that site.

 

[silver 2039]

Servers are down can't download.

 

[Phlegmak]

I like Seamonkey better myself. Not that has anything to do with the world record.

 

[Synobun]

So uhh... What's the point of Firefox 3? I have encountered no problems with the one I have right now.

 

[holiday_hawk]

Well FF 2 was good to me and i can't wait to start using three, i'm at 77% now!!

 

[Babbler]

So uhh... What's the point of Firefox 3? I have encountered no problems with the one I have right now.

I got Firefox 3 (English Windows version), and I finding faster, and with a somewhat nicer UI.

 

[taper]

If you can't get it, go to softpedia and go to their 3rd window titled "Softpedia Secure Download (U.S.)-3.0"

That worked for me.

The only problem is I'm not sure if these 3rd party sites will count towards the record. www.getfirefox.com seems to be back up now, but I would say that any way is better than no way.

 

[holiday_hawk]

Does anyone know how many downloads they have?

 

[ori]

as of now just above 3,000,000
look here for progress

 

[emzie]

Personally downloaded three times: main computer, new laptop, old laptop.

 

[taper]

There's a printable certificate for posterity if you want. I dl'd 3 times too; laptop, desktop windows partition, desktop linux partition. I'm not sure if that'll get counted as 2 or 3, as 2 were from the same computer. They said they have a way of not counting multiple downloads to inflate the stats, but this was 2 legit separate installs.

 

[J-man]

I'm not sure if multiple downloads to the same IP will count as multiple, if think not.

 

[Zelig]

So uhh... What's the point of Firefox 3? I have encountered no problems with the one I have right now.

It incorporates many of the improvements from Opera.

 

[Trajan12]

It incorporates many of the improvements from Opera.

I wish it'd have copied Opera's "past and Go" feature and it's download manager.