Comments on: 500 Million Downloads and Counting http://cdharrison.com/2008/02/22/500-million-downloads-and-counting/ This is the personal site/blog/experiment of Chris Harrison, a web designer living, working and playing in Augusta, GA. Fri, 25 Jul 2008 14:24:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Chris Harrison http://cdharrison.com/2008/02/22/500-million-downloads-and-counting/#comment-9508 Chris Harrison Fri, 22 Feb 2008 16:26:14 +0000 http://cdharrison.com/2008/02/22/500-million-downloads-and-counting/#comment-9508 I would definitely say that "500 million downloads and counting" != 500 million users. It's probably more like 40-50 million, but I could be wrong. According to <a href="http://www.w3counter.com/globalstats.php" rel="nofollow">these stats</a>, Firefox is hovering at around a 28% market share... and most casual estimates put Firefox at 20-25% of the current browser market... So my 40-50 million guesstimate could be way off... Regardless... I'm happy it's made as much progress as it has. I just wish they'd fix the friggin memory leaks that plague it. I would definitely say that “500 million downloads and counting” != 500 million users. It’s probably more like 40-50 million, but I could be wrong. According to these stats, Firefox is hovering at around a 28% market share… and most casual estimates put Firefox at 20-25% of the current browser market… So my 40-50 million guesstimate could be way off…

Regardless… I’m happy it’s made as much progress as it has. I just wish they’d fix the friggin memory leaks that plague it.

]]> By: Will http://cdharrison.com/2008/02/22/500-million-downloads-and-counting/#comment-9507 Will Fri, 22 Feb 2008 14:46:48 +0000 http://cdharrison.com/2008/02/22/500-million-downloads-and-counting/#comment-9507 Wonder how many users that equals. Cause I'm pretty sure I've downloaded it at least 250 times between all the machines I work on. Wonder how many users that equals. Cause I’m pretty sure I’ve downloaded it at least 250 times between all the machines I work on.

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