Firefox fans download 9,000 copies a minute: CNN

NEW YORK (AP) -- In just five hours, the new version of the Firefox Web browser had as many downloads as its predecessor got during its entire first day, the software's developers say.

Firefox 3 reached 1.6 million downloads by early evening Tuesday to match Firefox 2's first-day downloads.

In the opening hours, Firefox's Web site was distributing nearly 9,000 copies of the free software every minute.

Downloads continued Wednesday as Firefox supporters sought to set a world record for most software downloads in a 24-hour period.

The category is new, and Guinness World Records must certify it, a process that could take a week or longer.

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