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Thursday, June 12, 2008

In the recent number of years I have become quite dependent on Mozilla Firefox as my main web browser; especially since it seems to team-up well with all my Google applications. I continue to find Microsoft’s Internet Explorer bulky, unyielding, and unstable. Getting my web sites to format and screen well in Firefox is always fairly easy – but such is not the case with Internet Explorer. I’ve been looking forward to Firefox 3…

Firefox 3 to Launch With a Bang

The browser's official release date has been announced, to be celebrated with parties and a shot at a world record.

Neil McAllister, Thursday, June 12, 2008 2:11 PM PDT

After an extensive beta program and two release candidates (or three, if you use a Mac), the final version of Firefox 3 is now officially set for release. The Firefox developers insisted they would only release it "when it's ready," and now the word is that it will be ready at last on Tuesday, June 17.

Expect this release to go off with a bang. Firefox developers and fans are eagerly anticipating the new browser, and they've already cooked up a number of ways to celebrate.

As has been reported previously, the Firefox team wants to set a new Guinness World Record for the most software downloaded on a single day. To get a jump start on their headcount, they've been registering users who pledge to download Firefox 3 when it's released. If you do register, however, don't forget to actually grab the software on Tuesday!

As an additional incentive, once you've downloaded your copy, you can expect more than a pat on the back. As they have in the past, Firefox fans are planning a number of birthday parties for the browser at various locations around the world. You can RSVP for one near you on the Firefox party page hosted by the Mozilla organization; or, if you don't see one in your area, you can register one yourself.

Of course, the lingering question that remains is whether all this hype is actually worth it? How big a deal is Firefox 3, anyway?

The short answer is a rhetorical question: How important is your Web browser to you?

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