IE 8 Is Top Browser, Google Chrome Is Rising Fast

Posted by kdawson on Monday February 1, 2010 @12:58PM from the trend-is-your-friend dept.

An anonymous reader points out that the latest Net Applications numbers show that MSIE 8 has become the world's most-used browser, taking over from IE6, which has been hit by the decline in the use of Windows XP. PCMag.com emphasizes another angle on the numbers, which is that Chrome is the fastest-growing browser. Firefox's market share has stalled just below 25%. Chrome is now in third place, ahead of Safari. The Guardian's article reminds: "There's no guarantee that NetApps' numbers are accurate, and they are very unlikely to be correct to two decimal places. However, they do appear to be a good indicator of market trends."

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Re:Can someone please answer this? by mystikkman · 2010-02-01 13:52 · Score: 0, Troll

Incredible to think that only I thought of it. I guess everyone just raged in their blind MS hatred. And I find it hard to believe that testers were surfing with IE6 on external websites given by the Chinese fakers on Facebook. Either way, Google deserves equal blame as MS, if not more.