Microsoft Comes with a Cake to the Firefox Party

All over the world Mozilla is celebrating the launch of Firefox 2.0. In the absence of an advertising reach similar to the one implemented by the Redmond Company, Mozilla is falling back on the open source community to spread Firefox 2.0.

"You might ask, what does a crop circle, space balloon, sidewalk chalk and a NY Times ad have in common? They highlight the long lists of wacky events Firefox fans have organized to celebrate major milestones for the Firefox browser. To celebrate the release of Firefox 2, Firefox fans are being equipped with the tools to plan launch parties around the globe... There are currently over 375 parties playing host to approximately 3300 Firefox fans who will be celebrating the launch of Firefox 2 this week. Enthusiasts as far south as Antarctica and as far north as Norway have registered thus far and the attendee list is still growing," revealed Mozilla's community coordinator, Asa Dotzler. The picture at the bottom is a map put together by Mozilla to illustrate the geographic locations of the Firefox parties. Notice, there is even one in Antarctica!

Mozilla is even making available Firefox 2.0 Launch Party T-shirts for $10 USD an item. But it will also deliver them for free. "For parties with large attendance, we'll be sending out free shirts and other swag for door prizes and other give-aways. We're targeting the weekend of October 27th for the shared celebration, but if you're hosting, you make the call," reads a message posted by Mozilla.

Even Microsoft joined the celebration. On the occasion, the Internet Explorer team sent Mozilla Foundation a cake. The frosting on the cake reads: "Congratulations on shipping. Love, the IE team." And of course there is a big logo of Internet Explorer. Mozilla failed to return the courtesy, and also to mention what was the faith of the cake.