[News] Portable Free Software Applications Pass 100,000,000 Milestone, Firefox Passes 1,000,000,000

[Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

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PortableApps.com reaches 100 million downloads

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| PortableApps.com founder John T. Haller has announced that his site for 
| portable applications has reached its 100 millionth download milestone. 
| PortableApps.com allows users to easily install various popular open source 
| applications to a USB flash drive or external hard drive. Once installed, the 
| applications can run completely from the drive and be used on any Windows 
| computer.     
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http://www.h-online.com/open/PortableApps-com-reaches-100-million-downloads--/news/113881

Firefox nears billion milestone 

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| The open-source browser Firefox is expected to pass the billion download mark 
| in the next twenty four hours. 
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/8177829.stm

Firefox Nears 1 Billion Downloads

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| Lookout Microsoft! Mozilla's Firefox is closing the gap a bit, as they're 
| about to pass 1 billion total downloads, and some think they might even pass 
| the mark as early as Friday.  
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http://www.webpronews.com/topnews/2009/07/30/firefox-nears-1-billion-downloads


Recent:

Mozilla starts preparing developers for Firefox 3.6

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| Brace yourself for the vanishing menu bar because Mozilla has published an
| official feature list for Firefox 3.6 in the form of a guide for programmers
| who need to know about the changes.
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http://news.cnet.com/8301-1001_3-10299350-92.html
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