500 million Firefox downloads

Dizzy · 22 February 2008, 19:50

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Firefox just reached 500,000,000 downloads. This is an absolutely phenomenal milestone for Firefox. It is sort of hard to imagine what that number means. For some perspective, that’s roughly the audience size of 10,000 Rome Colosseums combined. It would be the weight, in kilograms, of 8,500 Boeing 747 airplanes. In dollars, for $500 million you and 15 of your friends can fly to the International Space Station.

http://blog.mozilla.com/

That is so cooool....

BippyM · 23 February 2008, 00:04

Yeah but I download it at least 5-6 times per year

Retro-Nerd · 23 February 2008, 00:18

But DoubleD Damien still uses IE.

Ironclaw · 23 February 2008, 02:34

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Originally Posted by Retro-Nerd

But DoubleD Damien still uses IE.

Me too

. But got FF installed aswell, for testing pursposes.

killergorilla · 23 February 2008, 02:49

I'd fuck it.

BippyM · 23 February 2008, 03:06

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Originally Posted by killergorilla

I'd fuck it.

From what I hear you'd f@ck anything that moves!

Avanze · 23 February 2008, 07:13

And to the next 500,000,000 and v3.

Galahad/FLT · 23 February 2008, 09:29

i'm a Firefox user too

eLowar · 23 February 2008, 09:44

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In dollars, for $500 million you and 15 of your friends can fly to the International Space Station.

Hmm, I would like to have this verified. Do they really have space for 16 tourists just like that? I expect the price would go up if they had to expand first.

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Originally Posted by bippym

Yeah but I download it at least 5-6 times per year

Yeah, I'm sure damn near everybody has downloaded it more than once. Cutting their pretty 500 million at least in half. Hahahahaha. Ahem. Yeah.

killergorilla · 23 February 2008, 11:37

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Originally Posted by bippym

From what I hear you'd f@ck anything that moves!

damn your evil!

so. · 23 February 2008, 12:22

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Originally Posted by eLowar

Yeah, I'm sure damn near everybody has downloaded it more than once. Cutting their pretty 500 million at least in half. Hahahahaha. Ahem. Yeah.

But how did they count that number? I've been using it for years, but I never downloaded it from their site.

killergorilla · 23 February 2008, 12:32

They emailed everyone who uses it. Did you not get your email?

Ian · 23 February 2008, 12:36

I use it, but they need to pull their fingers out.

MS are slowly copying every advantage Firefox has, when I installed Vista I didn't put firefox back on for over a month. If MS hadn't been such idiots and allowed me to open links in my link bar in a new tab I don't think I would've bothered.

Zetr0 · 23 February 2008, 18:00

I have been using NN for ages now.... i find its a little more stable on my laptop than firefox. although i run FF on all other rigs except my Dev rig, thats got NN too

keropi · 23 February 2008, 18:05

opera ownz it...

_ThEcRoW · 23 February 2008, 19:16

although a googd browser, firefox is a memory eater. It's amazing how having loaded a couple of web pages, the memory used by the system goes up to 90 mb of ram. Wtf devs are doing? Although a good browser it's bloated and i prefer opera, but firefox is more page friendly than opera(compatibility speaking)

adolescent · 23 February 2008, 20:56

The power of Firefox is the add-ons. Until Opera and IE catch up I won't bother with them. (I do use IE Tab in FF though, for stubborn pages.). Safari for Windows is the worst piece of shit that I've used since Netscape Navigator.

narud17 · 26 February 2008, 19:45

I used to use ff for everything but i dont really bother anymore. All i wanted from ie was tabs and that suits me. Whats the point of another program that fills your HD up if you can't find a real use for it? (please fealfree to explain the advantages and all that)

P-J · 26 February 2008, 20:46

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Originally Posted by narud17

(please fealfree to explain the advantages and all that)

Extensions! But only if you use them of course.

There are two extensions I can't live without anymore and they are :

Ad-block Plus (Which no other browser does without jumping through hoops)
Foxmarks (Which no other browser does, as far as I can see)

demoniac · 26 February 2008, 21:05

I been following IE or Vista revisions, but IE used to have some major security flaws where if someone gains control over IE, they can have access to your OS.

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23 February 2008, 00:04	#2
BippyM Global Moderator Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Derby, UK Age: 48 Posts: 9,355	Yeah but I download it at least 5-6 times per year

23 February 2008, 00:18	#3
Retro-Nerd Missile Command Champion Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Germany Age: 52 Posts: 12,435	But DoubleD Damien still uses IE.

23 February 2008, 02:49	#5
killergorilla Lesser Talent Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: UK Age: 42 Posts: 7,957	I'd fuck it.

23 February 2008, 07:13	#7
Avanze Amiga User Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Pennsylvania Age: 47 Posts: 562	And to the next 500,000,000 and v3.

23 February 2008, 09:29	#8
Galahad/FLT Going nowhere Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: United Kingdom Age: 50 Posts: 8,986	i'm a Firefox user too

23 February 2008, 12:32	#12
killergorilla Lesser Talent Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: UK Age: 42 Posts: 7,957	They emailed everyone who uses it. Did you not get your email?

23 February 2008, 12:36	#13
Ian Global Moderator Join Date: May 2001 Location: Derby, UK Age: 46 Posts: 2,287	I use it, but they need to pull their fingers out. MS are slowly copying every advantage Firefox has, when I installed Vista I didn't put firefox back on for over a month. If MS hadn't been such idiots and allowed me to open links in my link bar in a new tab I don't think I would've bothered.

23 February 2008, 18:00	#14
Zetr0 Ya' like it Retr0? Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: United Kingdom Age: 49 Posts: 9,768	I have been using NN for ages now.... i find its a little more stable on my laptop than firefox. although i run FF on all other rigs except my Dev rig, thats got NN too

23 February 2008, 18:05	#15
keropi . Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Ioannina/Greece Posts: 5,040	opera ownz it...

23 February 2008, 19:16	#16
_ThEcRoW Amiga NetRunner Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Spain Age: 45 Posts: 941	although a googd browser, firefox is a memory eater. It's amazing how having loaded a couple of web pages, the memory used by the system goes up to 90 mb of ram. Wtf devs are doing? Although a good browser it's bloated and i prefer opera, but firefox is more page friendly than opera(compatibility speaking)

23 February 2008, 20:56	#17
adolescent Powered by Motorola Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Redondo Beach, CA Age: 52 Posts: 1,065	The power of Firefox is the add-ons. Until Opera and IE catch up I won't bother with them. (I do use IE Tab in FF though, for stubborn pages.). Safari for Windows is the worst piece of shit that I've used since Netscape Navigator.

26 February 2008, 19:45	#18
narud17 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Leicester Age: 57 Posts: 117	I used to use ff for everything but i dont really bother anymore. All i wanted from ie was tabs and that suits me. Whats the point of another program that fills your HD up if you can't find a real use for it? (please fealfree to explain the advantages and all that)

26 February 2008, 21:05	#20
demoniac Registered User Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: - Posts: 1,686	I been following IE or Vista revisions, but IE used to have some major security flaws where if someone gains control over IE, they can have access to your OS.

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