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Firefox Momentum Slows

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the get-firefox dept.

linumax wrote to mention an Information Week story about an apparent slowing of Firefox's usage growth. From the article: "San Diego-based WebSideStory released market share numbers for Firefox, IE, and other browsers that noted Firefox has crept up from April's 6.75 percent to September's 7.86 percent, a single percentage point gain in five months. During the first few months after its November, 2004, release, Firefox was adding another point each month. 'It looks like Firefox has hit the push-back point,' said Geoff Johnston, an analyst with WebSideStory. 'We always knew there was a finite number of early adopters out there and a finite number of Microsoft haters who would switch to something new, but we didn't know what that number was. It looks like we're approaching it.'"

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  1. Nothing new. by NorbMan · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Firefox was supposed to be serious IE rival But Microsoft was never worried. And it turns out they didn't have anything to worry about. According to TFA, most of Firefox's market share came not from IE, but from other Mozilla browsers and Opera.

    Firefox was supposed to be more secure than IE. But exploits for both browsers are close in numbers

    All we have now is a new Mozilla browser. Nothing else has changed. As soon as the next third-party "IE-killer" browser comes out, Firefox will lose it's market share to the newcomer too.

  2. Fighting the monopoly by Henriok · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    This is what happens when one try to fight the reigning monopoly. Microsoft is effieciently killing complete markets with their marketing strategy. Microsoft knows this, and they know that they are getting away with it. Everything that they bundle with their operating systems is going to be standards eventually. EVERYTHING!

    The only way to counter this is to make Microsoft not do this. DOJ tried (and failed), EU tried (and failed) and the justice department in Japan tried (and failed). So.. if the three most powerful governements on Earth is so weak that they can't make Microsoft stop killing competition and annexing markets, then who or what can? I really think this is a very frightening development.

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  3. People said it was more secure by JPriest · · Score: 0, Flamebait
    And as soon as Firefox gotto maybe 5% market share people found as many vulns in it, as in IE. Maybe they were not exploited as often, but they were still there.

    Maybe a simmilar experience would be had if Linux started to make hedway into the desktop?

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  4. Re:So just to review by cbreaker · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    No, I just think you're a dipshit if you missed it. It was painfully obvious.

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  5. Re:FYI: Different situation in Europe by blake3737 · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    We all knew France would surrender to firefox one day. Whats surprising is that they's never surrendered befo..... wait a second...