MikeStammer
No prison can hold me
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join:2002-12-26
Aurora, IL | not quite
end users still wont know what open source is, just that they have a different browser. the average joe doesn't care! |
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Hall
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join:2000-04-28
Dayton, OH
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How do they count downloads ?? Do I count as "1" or "2" downloads if I download FF at home and at work ?? Of course, they count "2", but "users" is more meaningful.
Also, I download v1.0 twice (home and work), v1.01 twice, v1.02 twice, and v1.0.3 twice. They're counting that as "8"... Again, "users" has more value, IMO. What they need to do is register in some manner, of course many paranoid people will not do this for some unknown fear. |
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a2nxtcrav3r
Pokes People With Stick
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join:2003-07-13
San Jose, CA | Avant
ehhh i use avant... everyone has their preference, what ever, its not like its 50,000,000 unique downloads right?
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Sebastian
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join:2000-12-22
New Haven, CT
2 edits | reply to MikeStammer
Re: not quite
half of those downloads are probably from re-installs, upgrading, patching.. and those fake clicks. doubt they're unique. |
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Vig
Thread-safe since 1997
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join:2004-03-23
San Diego, CA | hackneyed writing lives
Whoever wrote that quote that was pulled for the article summary needs to work on his skills. I nearly vomited reading that drivel.
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bmfan
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join:2005-03-15
Saint Helen, MI | Not too shabby for open source
even if 50,000,000 downloads doesn't = 50,000,000 users its still impressive
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Ivana Humpalot
@cable.rogers | reply to Hall
Re: Count method ??
When was the last time the counter was reset?
Do they take into account the amount of re-downloads, upgrades, patches...ect? |
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Sebastian
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join:2000-12-22
New Haven, CT | reply to bmfan
Re: Not too shabby for open source
i just downloaded firefox and counter went up to 51 million. |
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cool_coda
join:2004-09-08
Brownsburg, IN | reply to Sebastian
Re: not quite
Yeah, if they count every time they put a new update a download. Count about 20 from me.
Now that they are "mainstream" we will see more individuals trying to take advantage of the exploits. |
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asphire23
You Make My Heart Skip A Beat
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join:2002-07-17
Covina, CA | too many downloads
up until today I have personally download 6-7 times for patches, home and office. 
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oliphant
I Have 8 Boobies
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join:2004-11-26
Corona, CA
1 edit | Yawn...more whoring of FF
Count me in on that list of those who after hearing of new features downloaded, installed, tried it, was hardly impressed and ultimately uninstalled it...more than once. I also wonder if they are counting all of those times they find bugs and vulnerabilities and rather than simply releasing a patch you have to download and install a full edition again...and again...and again....and again...for every desktop you run that fadware on.
FF is WAY overrated, in no small way because sites like DSLR whore it 24-7 as being the Next Coming when FF isn't even breathing hard yet.
Now I'm sure all the FF fanboys will jumping for joy at this non-news item. The rest of us will simply yawn and move on to the next non-news item. Perhaps another article about FIOS installers (or not, depending on if the Ed actually bothers to read the news article before running to post it) cutting another water pipe.
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koitsu
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join:2002-07-16
Mountain View, CA
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Re: not quite
I haven't seen the lights on at the Mozilla Foundation's main Mountain View office in almost a full week now, and I pass by their door (literally!) twice a day.
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RRedline
Rated R
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join:2002-05-15
Williamsport, PA | reply to Sebastian
True, but how many people have installed it on other people's PC's from a CD or other removeable device? I have installed it on several friends' PC's from a flash drive.
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oliphant
I Have 8 Boobies
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join:2004-11-26
Corona, CA | Far fewer than those who have had to download it time and time again to address FF software updates.
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Titus Pullo
I came, I saw, I slept
join:2004-06-26 | reply to Vig
Re: hackneyed writing lives
No joke! Talk about your verbal ipecac  |
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bmn
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Premium,ExMod 2003-06
join:2001-03-15
hiatus
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said by Vig  :Whoever wrote that quote that was pulled for the article summary needs to work on his skills. I nearly vomited reading that drivel. When I read it I was thinking the same thing... Of course the next thought was how that person would make a perfect politician.
He certainly said a lot of words but really didn't say a lot content-wise.
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Titus Pullo
I came, I saw, I slept
join:2004-06-26 | reply to Sebastian
Re: Not too shabby for open source
Wouldn't that be 50,000,001?  |
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ogar
join:2001-12-05
Ephrata, PA
clubs:
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I am glad to see that so many people are using a great browser but the numbers are inflated. I have downloaded firefox 20-30 times just this year. I ussually pull the nightly builds every few days to see what is new. Plus they have had multiple releases which my guess would be 5 or more this year.
Now to me this means at most 10million people might be using firefox. |
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aztecnology
O Rly?
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join:2003-02-12
Murrieta, CA | reply to oliphant
Re: not quite
Big time! The damn thing still doesn't work right, and shutsdown 10x as often as IE. I hardly use it anymore... |
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Fatal Vector
@aol.com
| reply to Ivana Humpalot
Re: Count method ??
People dont want to register because it is a pain in the ass to do on every website and, frankly, many sites ask for info that is none of their business. Point here is that, if there have been 50 million downloads, likely 10 million or so are unique, which is still a good penetration. |
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