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____/ Mark Kent on Monday 23 June 2008 12:34 : \____
> Larry <asdf@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
>> AZ Nomad wrote:
>>>
>>> via linux servers.
>>>
>>
>>
http://news.netcraft.com/archives/2008/06/17/mozilla_outage_on_firefox_3_record_launch_day.html
>>
>> Mozilla Outage on Firefox 3 Record Launch Day
>>
>> An outage affected the Mozilla.com website on the day the organisation
>> launched its Guinness World Record attempt for downloads of the new Firefox
>> 3 browser.
>>
>> The mozilla.com site was unreachable from around the world, occasionally
>> responding with the message, "Http/1.1 Service Unavailable".
>>
>>
>
> Indeed - it looks like not only did they achieve their aim, to set a new
> world record for downloads, but an even higher bandwidth arrangement
> could have achieved even more, as demand was even greater than they
> were able to meet. It's truly amazing just how popular Firefox has
> become.
They were /hoping/ for 5 million on day one. Instead, the number vastly
exceeded expectations (8.3 million), _DESPITE downtime_ and disappointment to
some who did not return or assumed, based on the press, that it's better to
download another day.
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