I’m not sure which is more impressive. The fact that over 3 million people downloaded Firefox 3 today or the fact that only 1 person from Liberia did.

Popularity: 30% [?]

The internet community has been waiting for the anticipated release of the newest Firefox browser today for a few months now. Firefox even went so far as to attempt a world record for number of downloads in a day where people would pledge to download the newest version today.

Well that time has come and for me at least, and I don’t think that I am alone, the page, http://www.spreadfirefox.com/, is not loading for me. I find this very unfortunate for Firefox but understand that with all of the hype surrounding the release, that something like this had to be expected.

Let me know if anyone gets it working but for now, I’m in a holding pattern waiting to see how this goes.

UPDATE: Just got the Spread Firefox link to work but it directs me to download Version 2.

UPDATE #2: Mozilla just posted this blog about the server issue.

UPDATE #3: Just got it installed thanks to direct link from Chuck Reynolds. Seems to be working nicely. Now if I can just move some of these toolbars around and it will be perfect.

UPDATE #4: Mozilla just said that all is well now and download day has begun.

Popularity: 25% [?]

So it’s been about a week since the newest iPhone was announced and I’ve had time to think about the good and bad now. In previous posts, I’ve mentioned possibly getting an iPhone in place of my T-Mobile Dash. Well I decided a couple of weeks ago to get a Blackberry Curve and I love it. And now, looking back, I’m glad that was the decision that I made.

When I first heard about the iPhone possibly being $299 for a 16gb model, I thought that this might just work. But then reading up on the fact that you had to sign up with AT&T for 2 years made this not that attractive for me.

I really love the idea of the GPS included in the newest version. I like it more that the addition of the 3G network. To me, if the 3G is only 2 times faster, it’s not worth the extra hassle. But I am very interested in the GPS.

I also think that the quality of apps will greatly increase due to the iPhone SDK that’s been out for a while now. I’m also a fan of the Application Store. Gives the developers a chance to see some return on countless hours spent developing apps. It also gives them a wide user base to potentially sell their apps to. I think Apple did well with this.

But the one stopping point for me is the fact that you have to get the iPhone activated in an AT&T store, thus removing any reason to jailbreak it. That is unless you don’t mind sending AT&T a check every month for services you might not use if you switch to a different network. That makes it really hard for people like me who might be locked into contracts with other carriers.

Overall, I really like the changes made to the new iPhone 2.0 but I think that the lock downs make it more unattractive to me as before. What do you think?

Popularity: 30% [?]