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For the first time since we began tracking, the Firefox browser has exceeded 20% share for a full month. Mozilla's CEO, John Lilly, gives credit to the Mozilla community and shared his thoughts with us on this accomplishment: "Reaching 20 percent worldwide market share is a significant milestone ...
website statistics, hit counter, search engine submission
netapplications.com — First, the U.S. election. Firefox usage share increased significantly in the days surrounding November 4th (especially in some non-U.S. countries, like Japan), then held roughly steady until: Second, the Thanksgiving holiday. Firefox share jumped ... (more) website statistics, hit counter, search engine submission
Microsoft Takes Another Net Step Backwards As Global IE Share Drops To New Low (MSFT)
Microsoft Takes Another Net Step Backwards As Global IE Share Drops To New Low (MSFT)
alleyinsider.com — When you consider that Microsoft owned the browser market five years ago, IE's continued share erosion is a watershed event for Microsoft and the rest of the technology industry. Slowly but surely, the rise of the Internet is cracking the Windows ... (more) Microsoft Takes Another Net Step Backwards As Global IE ...
Google using Gmail to convert IE users to Firefox, Chrome
arstechnica.com — Google has added a "Get faster Gmail" link for those who access its e-mail service with Internet Explorer. Google's recommendation? Download Firefox or Chrome. Read More... (more) Google using Gmail to convert IE users to Firefox, Chrome
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PS3’s Web Browser Usage Ahead of Wii
Edge Online - Interactive Entertainment Today — ... and YouTube, yet business statistics group Market Share shows that a larger percentage of internet traffic is delivered through Sony s machine. The PS3 s browser has a 0.04 share of the internet market , a miniscule proportion when compared to, say, the PC s 88.7 percent majority, yet it s a figure which sits comfortably ahead of the Wii s 0.01 percent. Worldwide estimates number the Wii s global userbase at some 44 million, more than double the estimated 19 million PS3s sold internationally. The contrasts in web traffic bring to light the demographic trends in both ...

Microsoft Windows, IE Usage Declined In 2008
InformationWeek - All Stories And Blogs — ... market share suffered in 2008 while competitors' products thrived. According to statistics provided by Net Applications , Microsoft Internet Explorer's global market share fell from 78.58% in December 2007 to 68.15% in December 2008. During that same period, the 10.43 percentage points lost by Microsoft accounted for almost all the gains among competing browser makers. Mozilla's ...

Apple market share continues to climb, Windows drops
The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) — ... and Google Chrome all gained market share at the expense of Microsoft. Safari's share of 8.3% is a record for Apple. These numbers continue to be good news for Apple, a company trying to buck a nasty recession along with the rest of the industry. TUAWApple market share continues to climb, Windows drops originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Mon, 02 Feb 2009 13:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments

Google promotes Chrome with simplistic television ad (video)
The Microsoft Blog — ... Chrome in September 2008 as an open source browser. Its market share grew to 1.42 percent of the browser market in April, according to data provided by Net Applications . The browser market is dominated by Microsoft's Internet Explorer and ever-gaining Mozilla's Firefox. In April, Internet Explorer had 66.1 percent of the market, compared with Firefox's 22.48 percent. Microsoft is also promoting the latest version of Internet Explorer with ...

Since March, Internet Explorer Lost 11.4 Percent Share To Firefox, Safari, And Chrome
TechCrunch — ... As I said, this is early data from one source. Net Applications, another commonly cited source for browser market share, is currently reviewing its June numbers, but I have a feeling they will show similar trends. (This ...

Net Applications: Apple just lost half its ‘market share’
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Revamped NetApplications data: Bad for IE and Mac OS, good for Chrome
Hardware 2.0 — ... Web metrics company NetApplications has released revamped data that’s good news for Google and the Chrome browser, and bad news for Microsoft and Apple. NetApplications has introduced a new weighting methodology that’s based on the estimated size of each country’s Internet population. This new methodology, which has been applied retrospectively to the old data, has meant that some companies have gained ground, while others have lost. The biggest hit has been taken by Apple’s Safari browser. Its share has gone from 8.4% in May (based on the old methodology) to only 4.1%. ...

NetApplications revamped data: Good for Chrome, Bad for IE, Safari
D' Technology Weblog — ... revamped data with a new weighting methodology that’s based on the estimated size of each country’s Internet population. The biggest hit is Apple’s Safari browser, down from 8.4% in May to 4.1%. Microsoft IE6 rebound dramatically from around 17% to around 28%. But the change in methodologies has been good for some. Take Google Chrome. Now that Safari’s importance has slipped, Chrome is only 1.5% behind taking third place. Heck, even Opera is in with a chance of taking third place. ...

Vista/IE market share slide, Win 7/Firefox/Chrome surge
Hardware 2.0 — ... According to data supplied by web metrics firm Net Applications , both Vista and Internet Explorer lost market share during September, while Windows 7, Firefox and Chrome all saw a surge in market share. Vista saw its market share slide by 0.18%, which might not itself seem significant, but it’s the first time the OS has lost share since January 2008. Its market share is now at 18.6%. Internet Explorer’s market share also took a battering, dropping by a massive 1.26%, taking its market share to a new low of 65.7%. This is a huge hit for Microsoft. As for gains, Windows 7 is on ...

Firefox/Win 7 Gain Share, Vista/IE Lose It
I4U News — ... It's generally accepted among tech geeks that Internet Explorer is an awful, clunky web browser to use. Most people who use the Internet for a living probably end up choosing Firefox, or Chrome, or Opera, or Safari, or what-have-you. The vast majority of users, however, are still totally comfortable with IE. That's why it holds a commanding percentage of the browser market. After September though, it has less of a lead than it once did. According to studies by web metrics firm Net Applications (via ...

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While 2008 was not the best of years for the majorioty of the population, the same could not be said for Mozilla. According to information released by Net Applications, Mozilla's Firefox now has a full 20.78 percent market share. Just to put this in perspective, Internet Explorer, which has ...
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This past November, Microsoft’s web browser, Internet Explorer (IE), saw its market share fall below 70 percent for the first time, according to data from Market Share . And the numbers look worse for the limited data from December so far, with IE now accounting for 68.15 percent of web ...
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Google's Microsoft-esque landgrab for IE's market shareThe Open Road
The browser wars are heating up in earnest, with Google urging its customers to dump Internet Explorer 6 for the Mozilla Firefox or Google Chrome browsers. Internet Explorer commands a 68 percent global market shar e, according to Net Applications, but a full 20 percent of that share is for ...
Safari Inches Towards an 8 Percent Market Share in DecThe Mac Observer
Apple's Safari Web browser worked its way up to a 7.93 percent market share in December, reaching its highest level to date. Firefox also hit a new high with 21.34 percent of the market, while Microsoft's Internet Explorer continued its downward spiral with a drop to 68.15 percent of the browser ...
IE falls below 69% market share, Firefox climbs above 21%TG Daily - Trendwatch News
Microsoft was not able to slow the market share loss of its Internet Explorer (IE) web browser in December. IE surrendered more than 1.5 points in December, according to Net Applications, while Firefox, Chrome and Safari posted substantial gains. Over the past 12 months, IE has lost almost 8 ...
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IE's market share is tankingIT Blogwatch's blog
In Friday's IT Blogwatch , Richi Jennings watches Internet Explorer continue to lose market share -- mainly to Firefox and Safari. Not to mention why you shouldn't shout at your disk arrays... read more
IE Market Share Drops Below 70%Slashdot
Mike writes "Microsoft's market share in the browser dropped below 70% for the first time in eight years, while Mozilla broke the 20% barrier for the first time in its history. It's too early to tell for sure, but if Net Applications' numbers are correct, then Microsoft's Internet Explorer (IE) ...
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New data from market share analysis firm Net Applications shows that the iPod Touch has tripled its share of the browser market, according to Computer World . The new Net Applications data shows that the browser share for the iPod Touch averaged 0.17 percent between December 25th and 28th. ...
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Some more data suggesting that Apple's (AAPL) iPhone had a good Christmas: Its browser market share jumped 36% last week, according to Net Applications , a Web stats company. Specifically, the iPhone's browser share increased to 0.57% for the week ending Dec. 27, up 35.7% from a 0.42% share ...
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