Firefox Continues Gains against IE

kurtz_tan writes "News.com reports that the popularity of alternative Web browser Firefox continues to rise at the expense of Microsoft's Internet Explorer, according to a new study by WestSideStory. The study measured market share by embedding sensors on major web sites such as those of Walt Disney, Best Buy, Sony and Liz Claiborne. WebSideStory retrieves data from 30 million internet users a day passing through its monitored sites. The company then takes a snapshot of two days and compares the growth. Since beginning its measurements last summer, WebSideStory has been cautious to draw any broad conclusions about Firefox's popularity. This time around, the company said many people are not only downloading Firefox, they're sticking with it and using it."

Comments

Re:Yes, but what is happening to opera?

[AKnightCowboy]

Who uses Opera anyway? Trying to sell a web browser is so 1997ish.

Not just yet

[FyberOptic]

Due to all the flaws in IE that pop up so often, I'm always very tempted to use something else other than my IE as my main browser. But, until Firefox decides to start supporting things like scrollbar colors, give it somewhat more configurable toolbars, and perhaps optimize it a bit better for speed in Windows, I'm just not going to switch.

I also do website development, and considering such a large portion of my audience is and I'm sure will continue to be IE users, I sway towards using a browser in which I can see exactly what my viewers are seeing. Though I always test my work in Firefox and Opera, just to make sure.

Re:Not just yet

[FyberOptic]

This is to anyone who replied to my comment at all, and anyone who considers making any further comments.

I won't be reading any more of them.

I am utterly appalled at the lack of respect from people. I in no way bashed your precious Firefox, and in no way gave any indication I was an "IE fanboy", yet my harmless comment has lead to just another flamewar.

People are going to pick apart every comment I make and gang up to try and make me defend my usage of an IE-based browser. That's rediculous, and I won't fall into your childish trap.

I can honestly say that the total arrogance displayed here today has lessened any will I had to continue developing for or using Firefox. You people will never have the #1 browser position as long as you go shoving your opinions on everyone and implying they're all stupid for not following along behind you.

I in no way ever imagined my comment would turn into this, but now I understand the kind of people I'm dealing with. It's a lose/lose situation for me here, because no matter what facts I stated about IE, the Firefox people will pick those apart and twist them around, trying to turn them against me and make me look stupid. Emphasis on "try".

I'm sure there are plenty of perfectly decent Firefox people out there who saw my comment and had no qualms with it, so I don't direct any ill-will towards you. But anyone who implied that I "don't deserve to be a web developer" and other such things, when they have no idea what I actually develop, can kiss my ass.

Show some respect to people once in a while, why doncha. I tried to do that to you all, but I won't continue to waste my breath.