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Firefox Continues to Bite into IE Usage

Posted by Zonk on from the watch-out-for-the-dew-claw dept.

InformationSage writes "According to Information Week, Firefox usage is now over 6 percent, pulling Internet Explorer usage down below 90 percent. 'Firefox is currently the only browser that is increasing market share on a monthly basis, and it is growing at the direct expense of Microsoft's Internet Explorer'"

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  1. What about Mozilla? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Insightful

    It's good that Firefox is gaining market shares... but what about Mozilla?

    The whole mozilla projet (mozilla + firefox) is what *really* matters, not only Firefox!

  2. Re:Next IE version. by rbarreira · · Score: 5, Insightful

    I think it could, and I also think it will be easy for Microsoft to stop firefox growth. They only have to ameliorate IE enough for people not to care about installing and using another browser. The only reason firefox is growing is because IE is flawed and annoying in several ways, so if a part of Microsoft's army of programmers is directed to remove that factor, firefox's growth will decrease greatly, in my opinion.

    Then again, there may be some major annoyances that they won't be able to remove for compatibility reasons, such as ActiveX (which as you know is responsible for much of the spyware problem). What people should do is get rid of features like that completely, so that IE can be a secure browser...

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    The AACS key is NOT 0xF606EEFD628B1CA427BEA93A9CA9773F
  3. Firefox for the masses... by asciimonster · · Score: 5, Insightful
    If the uses of firefox increases, shouldn't we think about makeing this broser more appealing for "the masses"? In other words how do we make a better browsing experience for everybody? (I mean: How do we have Firefox protect John Doe from doing dumb things on the internet?)

    I was thinking about the following: Every time the is a security warning, such as "Do you want to install this programme?" or "Do you want this java applet complete access to your hard disk?", shouldn't there also be a button marked "I have no idea what this means" and make it the default button. This button has obviously the same function as cancel.

  4. Fighting for Market Share of a Free Product by bender647 · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Why would Microsoft care how many people use IE? They give it away for free. Is it just that Firefox is a "gateway drug" and leads to use of other non-Microsoft solutions?

  5. Re:Uhh by Decaff · · Score: 5, Insightful

    It's 6 freaking perecent. It's not much. It's nothing to get excited about, nor is it news.

    For developers who produce public websites it is very important. It used to be the policy of some organisations to only develop for IE viewing. That policy no longer makes sense. It would mean that more than 1 in 20 of your customers would have difficulties with your website. For a business with thousands of users (or more), like a bank, that is a real problem.