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Title: Firefox 3 launches on June 17, 2008
Post by: Dragon on June 12, 2008, 21:31:21

(https://www.dragonshobbies.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.spreadfirefox.com%2Fsites%2Fall%2Fthemes%2Fspreadfirefox_RCS%2Fimages%2Fdownload-day%2Fbuttons%2Fen-US%2F468x60_dday.png&hash=397976244c825eeeb47782d2393a313c07154a63) (http://www.spreadfirefox.com/en-US/worldrecord)

The official date for the launch of Firefox 3 is June 17, 2008. Pledge to get Firefox 3 during Download Day to set the Guinness World Record for Most Software Downloaded in 24 Hours.

Title: Re: Firefox 3 launches on June 17, 2008
Post by: Dragon on June 16, 2008, 14:09:08

Anyone else here planning to download Firefox 3 tomorrow?

Title: Re: Firefox 3 launches on June 17, 2008
Post by: ragingwookie on June 16, 2008, 17:40:23

Yeah I'll do it.

Title: Re: Firefox 3 launches on June 17, 2008
Post by: Dragon on June 17, 2008, 09:05:33

I just found out that Download Day starts at 1:00 p.m. (10:00 a.m. Pacific Daylight Time) today.

(For local times see: http://tinyurl.com/4e7fv5)

Title: Re: Firefox 3 launches on June 17, 2008
Post by: Dragon on June 17, 2008, 13:44:25

LOL... apparently their servers probably weren't ready to handle this many requests, since the site is down right now.

Title: Re: Firefox 3 launches on June 17, 2008
Post by: Dragon on June 17, 2008, 15:23:57

spreadfirefox.com is up and down sporadically, but in my email about this even there was a link to http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/?p=downloadday (http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/?p=downloadday) which appears to be working properly at the moment. This site is now being viewed through FireFox 3.   ;D

Title: Re: Firefox 3 launches on June 17, 2008
Post by: ragingwookie on June 17, 2008, 15:49:18

Any problems yet? I'm going to download it when I get off work tonight.

Title: Re: Firefox 3 launches on June 17, 2008
Post by: Dragon on June 17, 2008, 17:32:10

No problems that I've noticed yet. I had previously installed one of the beta versions on my computer at work and it was fine for the most part there too. However there was some reason that I uninstalled it before and I can't remember why that was right now. Anyway, I like the new look (I use small icons... I don't like the back button "key" when using the large icons) and features (especially additional information in address bar when typing) and it does appear to load faster than FF2.

Title: Re: Firefox 3 launches on June 17, 2008
Post by: Wyldwing on June 23, 2008, 20:53:03

I am using it now!  Thanks for the tip.

Any time for gaming between 7/1 and 7/7?

Title: Re: Firefox 3 launches on June 17, 2008
Post by: Dragon on July 02, 2008, 22:38:04

Firefox 3 was downloaded 8,002,530 within 24 hours starting on June 17th, 2008 for a new Guinness World Record!

With Bill Gates leaving the company, I wonder how Microsoft is feeling now.  :P