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Mozilla Firefox gains 30mn users in 8 weeks; updates to v3.5.4 to fix critical flaws

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NewsBytes
NewsBytes Original post #1
Oct 28, 2009 at 12:06 PM
Chalk up another point for the open-source community! Mozilla’s CEO John Lily, in a Twitter post on Monday, said that the company has gained 30 million Firefox users in the last eight weeks alone.
 
Also, on Tuesday, Firefox received an update to version 3.5.4 in an attempt to fix 16 flaws, 11 of which were deemed critical.
 
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skeletor
skeletor #2
Nov 1, 2009 at 3:24 PM
Re: Mozilla Firefox gains 30mn users in 8 weeks; updates to v3.5.4 to fix critical fl

Nice...... :)
thewisecrab
thewisecrab #3
Nov 1, 2009 at 3:54 PM
Re: Mozilla Firefox gains 30mn users in 8 weeks; updates to v3.5.4 to fix critical fl

awesome news . .although i bet oldies and nubs still use IE :|
Krazzy Warrior
Krazzy Warrior #4
Nov 1, 2009 at 3:57 PM
Re: Mozilla Firefox gains 30mn users in 8 weeks; updates to v3.5.4 to fix critical fl

:) 30 million - 8 Weeks... awesome! NiaaaAAAa
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sakumar79 #5
Nov 1, 2009 at 6:11 PM
Re: Mozilla Firefox gains 30mn users in 8 weeks; updates to v3.5.4 to fix critical fl

How is this calculated? By the number of downloads of full version? Will that not be unrealistic?
J
Joker #6
Nov 7, 2009 at 3:12 AM
Re: Mozilla Firefox gains 30mn users in 8 weeks; updates to v3.5.4 to fix critical fl

sakumar79 said:
How is this calculated? By the number of downloads of full version? Will that not be unrealistic?
Click to expand...
if u feel that people are downloading it multiple times and number should be less.....thn pls dont forget that 1 downloded copy can be spreaded multiple times too like through pen drive....
S
sakumar79 #7
Nov 7, 2009 at 6:48 AM
Re: Mozilla Firefox gains 30mn users in 8 weeks; updates to v3.5.4 to fix critical fl

This is why I feel it is unrealistic... I am not saying it is much higher or lower than real numbers... Just interested to find out how they got the numbers....

Arun
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paroh #8
Nov 7, 2009 at 8:41 AM
Re: Mozilla Firefox gains 30mn users in 8 weeks; updates to v3.5.4 to fix critical fl

firefox 3.5.5 is out also