Mozilla Determined to Set World Record

Mozilla has recently announced their intent to set a world record with the introduction of Download Day 2008. Monitored by the Guinness Book of World Records, Mozilla wants to make Firefox 3 the most downloaded software in 24 hours by having the public pledge to download their web browser when it is released. The actual release date of Firefox 3 has yet to be announced, but it will be soon (possibly in June), as stated by Mozilla on the Download Day 2008 website. The date will be posted there shortly.

Firefox 3 will be a step up from its previous versions, boasting new features, security enhancements, productivity tools, and a new level of customization. Mozilla hopes to tower over the number of downloads of Firefox 2, which was 1.6 million, and hit the 5 million mark.

Right now, Mozilla fanatics are able to go to the website and pledge to download the program. When the official release date of Firefox 3 is announced, they will be sent an email announcement, but the actual record-breaking will start the second that Firefox 3 is released, and will last for 24 hours. Currently, the Download Day website hosts a map that shows how many people have pledged to download the new version of Firefox, and where they are from.

I just have one question in my mind. Strangely, it is not if Mozilla will actually accomplish this feat, but if Mozilla will ever try this again. Notice that the title is Download Day 2008. Will there be a 2009? Or 2010? Who knows....

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