Microsoft IE Loses the Battle Against Firefox and Safari
Check out w3school browser stats and see how Microsoft IE is losing market share against Firefox and Safari. So, why are they losing the browser war? Remember the old saying “First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win.”
Now let’s quick look at the new IE 8, following sites are not supported by IE 8:
- microsoft.com
- google.com
- yahoo.com
- wikipedia.org
- flickr.com
- wordpress.com
- adobe.com
- facebook.com
- apple.com
- youtube.com
A quick look for the new Safari 4; Safari 4 Released, Claimed “30 Times Faster Than IE7″
First they ignored us now Open Source is winning the battles against Microsoft.
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Ubiquity
M$ released IE 8 Beta 1, I haven’t tried it yet but seems there is nothing new. It is Microsoft, innovation is a myth. However, Mozilla Labs challenging the user experience with Ubiquity. Check this link and see how M$ loses the browser war. And Ubiquity
Ubiquity for Firefox from Aza Raskin on Vimeo.
IE loses …
IE loses its market share. Let’s see what actions M$ will take.
Browser Market Share Changes September 2007 to September 2006:
|
Sep-07 |
Sep-06 |
Change |
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|
Browser |
Rank |
Percent |
Rank |
Percent |
Rank |
Percent |
|
Internet Explorer |
1 |
63.86% |
1 |
73.43% |
0 |
-9.57% |
|
Firefox |
2 |
17.40% |
2 |
11.75% |
0 |
5.64% |
|
Netscape |
3 |
10.21% |
3 |
10.71% |
0 |
-0.51% |
|
Google Desktop |
4 |
2.38% |
6 |
0.64% |
2 |
1.74% |
|
Mozilla |
5 |
1.40% |
5 |
0.99% |
0 |
0.41% |
|
Opera |
6 |
1.87% |
7 |
0.78% |
1 |
1.08% |
|
Safari |
7 |
1.05% |
4 |
1.12% |
-3 |
-0.07% |
|
|
|
98.17% |
|
99.43% |
|
|