Release Date For Firefox 3

By Digital Trends Staff Published October 25, 2009

Release Date For Firefox 3

It’s gone through betas and two Release Candidate versions to hopefully iron out all the bugs and ensure the features work properly. Now Mozilla has announced that its new Firefox 3 browser will get a full release next Tuesday, June 17.
In a statement the organization said:

"After more than 34 months of active development, and with the contributions of thousands, we’re proud to announce that we’re ready. It is our expectation to ship Firefox 3 this upcoming Tuesday, 17 June. Put on your party hats and get ready to download Firefox 3 — the best web browser, period."

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To help achieve that it’s been encouraging users to sign up to its marketing arm spreadfirefox.com. Those who sign up will be assured they receive the browser on its release day.

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