Comments on: Problems delay Firefox 3 launch

Web site problems hold up the launch of the Firefox 3 browser, but the inauspicious start to the attempt to set a download record is offset by a furious download pace.

[MedicGoalie]

What happens when you ask for people to commit to downloading your software, register over 1 million "pledges", then dare all of them to hit your servers simultaneously? <SCREECH_SOUND> C-R-A-S-H-! </SCREECH_SOUND> This may go down not as a world record for number of downloads, but rather go down as the world record for under-planning.

[alphapolitan]

I COMPLETELY agree with your comment. Mozilla should be ashamed of itself. I finally got onto the Download Firefox 3 page at 2 PM EST and then it took 33 minutes to download over a high-speed connection. And then, guess what! It was Firefox 3 Beta 5, NOT Firefox 3!!! How ridiculous is that? Then I tried downloading it off of Cnet, and it was ALSO Beta 5!!!

[jaylewis1]

Since when is 24 hours all at the same time? Wow dude.

[cnetsean]

It's kind of up althought the front page hasn't been updated:
http://download.mozilla.org/?product=firefox-3.0&os=win&lang=en-US

[raulmot]

This will work. Not sure if it affects their download count though.

http://mozilla.c3sl.ufpr.br/releases//firefox/releases/3.0/win32/en-US/Firefox%20Setup%203.0.exe

[cbs16]

Got it. Thanks!

[marius8000]

site isn't actually up... it's offering a 2.0 download... it's only 3.0 at the top of the site!!!

[Xunne]

Finally got to the download and its still sending 2.0.0.14

[bugm3n0t]

Hi, CNET! The mozilla.org site says "Firefox 3" but it is still linking to 2.0.0.14, as you can see if you look where it says "Free Download 2.0.0.14" right below "Firefox 3".

[darkfate26]

Using the FTP won't count toward the goal. So don't use it. The site still doesn't seem to be up yet. Give it a little more time.

[Dowlapalli]

lol.. I was almost worried why I could only see 2.0.0.14 while you are getting version 3. Mozilla should have planned it better for such a long waited upgrade.

[Rapster88]

Ahhh.... C'mon Firefox!! I'm so exciting!!! :D

[sierra_bob]

Looks like somebody had too many beers at the pre-download party and forgot to change the Firefox 2 file to Firefox 3. The rest of the site looks great though...

[Dowlapalli]

woohooooooooo got it

[drhowarddrfine]

Anyone IE developer/user who thinks other browsers don't matter now knows better. By the end of this year, 1 out of every 3 surfers will NOT be using IE.

[InRage]

Are you really updated this page at 11:17 p.m. of today?

Does Firefox include a time traveler in the new version?

[Shankland]

Thanks for the note! I fixed the timestamp.

[jayhawk73]

From: http://developer.mozilla.org/devnews/index.php/2008/06/17/how-to-get-firefox-3/

Please DO NOT ?check for updates? from within Firefox 2 as we are not yet offering it as an update and this does not count toward the record.

Thanks to everyone for participating in setting a new world record!

http://getfirefox.com/

[fastest963]

http://wiki.mozilla.org/Releases/Firefox_3.0

you can track where they are in the release

looks like they are kinda behind schedule

[Rapster88]

HTTP error 1.1 raised! :(

[ipod87]

im downloading it now and it say "Firefox setup 3.0.exe"

[cokeguy17]

Windows direct download link: http://download.mozilla.org/?product=firefox-3.0&os=win&lang=en-GB

Mac: http://download.mozilla.org/?product=firefox-3.0&os=osx&lang=en-GB

[mydogwas]

i downloaded 3.0 at 9am pdt with no problem...

[fastest963]

shouldn't it be en-US?? and I would wait till they have everything up if you want to be sure to make it count!