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Firefox 3 powers to a smashing download record
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Firefox 3 powers to a smashing download record | Firefox 3 powers to a smashing download record |
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| by Stephen Withers | |
| Wednesday, 18 June 2008 | |
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Page 2 of 2 According to Net Applications, Firefox (all versions) took a 18.41 percent browser share in May 2008, compared with 73.75 for Internet Explorer and 6.25 for Safari. Firefox and Safari have both been gaining ground at the expense of Internet Explorer. Opera has also improved its share by a healthy proportion, but is still a distant fourth on 0.71 percent.Featured Whitepaper
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XiTi Monitor also reports that Firefox has a 31.2 percent browser share in Oceania, which includes Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific Islands. Key features of Firefox 3 include a 'smart' location bar which adapts to user preferences, page display that's two to three times faster than Firefox 2, security improvements, and an add-ons manager. In all, more than 15,000 improvements have been made. Firefox 3 is available for Windows, Mac OS X and Linux from Mozilla's GetFirefox site. |
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