Posted 06/19/08 at 03:19:24 PM by Nathan Grayson
Firefox fans were bristling with enthusiasm on Tuesday, June 17, and with good reason -- it was Firefox Download Day. Two days later, Mozilla is already reaping the rewards. According to analysis conducted by StatCounter, usage of Firefox 3 skyrocketed from 7.8% of total Firefox users to 18.9%. Meanwhile, Internet Explorer felt the pressure of Firefox 3's newly expanded girth, dropping from 56.3% market share to 55.4%, while Firefox moved up to a cool, breezy 36%. So let's give it up for Mozilla. Their creative marketing strategy has certainly earned them some applause and a pint of Guinness -- a joke which I totally did not steal from the press release.
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Links:
[1] http://www.maximumpc.com/user/vahn16_0
[2] http://www.spreadfirefox.com/en-US/worldrecord
[3] http://www.statcounter.com/
[4] http://www.maximumpc.com/article/firefox_3_rc3_now_available_but_you_might_not_need_it
[5] http://www.maximumpc.com/article/daily_news_brief_hacking_firefox_3
[6] http://www.maximumpc.com/article/celebrate_freedom_with_firefox_extensions
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