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Chrome Browser Usage Artificially Boosted, Says Microsoft

Posted by timothy on from the depends-who's-counting dept.

bonch writes "Chrome was recently called the world's no.1 browser, but Microsoft is accusing the source, StatCounter, of using flawed methodology. When a user enters a search in Chrome, the browser preloads an invisible tab not shown to the user, and these were being counted by StatCounter. Net Applications, another usage tracking group, ignores these invisible tabs and reports IE at 54%, Firefox at 20.20%, and Chrome at 18.85%." Whereas the saturation of MSIE is totally organic, right?

3 of 272 comments (clear)

  1. It really does not matter... by hackula · · Score: 5, Funny

    ...Lynx rules all the browsers anyway.

  2. Re:I thought this was already refuted? by Moheeheeko · · Score: 5, Funny
    Wait one fucking second

    "bonch wites"

    Theres our problem.

  3. Re:Google has this habit by Xest · · Score: 5, Funny

    That's nothing, Facebook has this habit of paying people to troll Google on Slashdot!