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Firefox Hits 80,000,000 Downloads

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the thats-a-lotta-bits-and-bytes dept.

asa writes "It's been nine months since the release of Firefox 1.0 and with tens of millions of users we most certainly are taking back the web. Today our Firefox web browser hit the 80,000,000 downloads mark. You can see the live counter over at SpreadFirefox.com."

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  1. In Other News by MightyMartian · · Score: 4, Funny

    New Jersey, NJ - Alberto Chumpout, a former McDonald's employee now living in his parents' basement says he's exhausted after generating 80 million downloads.

    "I'll be frank," he said, "next time I choose to artificially increase browser download ratings, I'll choose Lynx."

    When asked if he had slept during this incredible marathon of downloading, Chumpout croaked "Can you help me? All I see is red foxes. My dad said I should stop using the computer. Mom didn't bother me after I disembowelled and ate dad."

    Microsoft is said to be interested in hiring Chumpout for their upcoming IE7 campaign. "Download Internet Explorer 7 or Chumpout will Chump OUT On You" is said to be the slogan, winning out over "Download IE7 and win a chance to have lunch with Steve Ballmer", which insiders said was rejected because they didn't want to scare the consumer too much.

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  2. Re:And so what...? by Rosco+P.+Coltrane · · Score: 3, Funny

    When Firefox hits the 100m mark, it may be something half-worth of a note

    I didn't know firefoxes could walk that far...

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  3. This just in... by Twinbee · · Score: 4, Funny

    Firefox reaches 82,500,000 downloads. Only another 2,500,000 to go before the big one!

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  4. Wow by PunkOfLinux · · Score: 5, Funny

    That's almost as many downloads as Windows XP Pro!

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  5. Spread firefox by helmetnerd · · Score: 3, Funny

    I love firefox, but there's something negative associated with the word 'spread' that I can't quite put my finger on.

    You can spread herpies, you can spread something tasty on your toast in the morning, but I'd leave "spreading" software applications to Bonzy Interactive Inc. or whatever the fuck they're called these days.

  6. Re:Obvious question by mr_gerbik · · Score: 5, Funny

    And will be discussed a dozen times over and over again because slashdot editors insist in publishing every single download milestone firefox reaches.

    To be fair, Slashdot editors take a break from telling us about Firefox milestones every once in a while to give us the news that someone at Google just farted.

  7. Re:I've downloaded it 12 times. by JoeBar · · Score: 5, Funny

    are we supposed to know who Liz is?

  8. Re:Firefox Usage about 5% by xYoni69x · · Score: 4, Funny

    Personally, I wouldn't randomly kick out 5% of the people walking in, either.
    People who would rather kick out 5% of the people than kick 1 person in every 20 are exactly the kind of people who would use Internet Explorer.

    Wait... what?

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  9. WHO CARES by bwave · · Score: 3, Funny

    I heard today that Ben Goodger took a dump. Later Tim Rowley scratched his nutsack. Is this /. or Sheep for Firefox group? There are many browsers out there, unless Mozilla foundation starts paying for all this advertising, I think there should be a ban on Firefox articles.

  10. Re:I've downloaded it 12 times. by Sygnus · · Score: 3, Funny

    You mean you don't know Liz? Man... you're missing out...

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  11. Re:I've downloaded it 12 times. by publius_jr · · Score: 3, Funny

    Not to burst your bubble, but I installed it on Liz's comp 7x.