I run several web sites and I would question the 17% share figure. The results I get from my weblogs are pretty consistent and indicate that Firefox's share of the market is closer to 11%, and that this figure has remained fairly static for the last six months at least with no real growth evident. In fact the only major change in browser market share during 2007 seems to be IE7 steadily replacing IE6.
The data I get for browser market share from my visitor logs for August 2007 is:
IE7 - 37%
IE6 - 35%
Firefox - 11%
IE5 (yes really) - 3%
Others (Opera, Netscape, etc.) - 14%
Of course you could argue how closely my visitor profile match the wider population of users, but I'd be surprised if other surveys were markedly different.
To my eyes the data seems to indicate that Firefox has reached an equilibrium point in terms of its potential market share. One of FF's biggest early draws was its relative security compared to IE, but these days there have been plenty of security warnings about FF that may have eroded that "comfort factor". Still I'd be interested to hear if my experience is mirrored by anyone else - are 7% of FF users hiding from me, or are the claims BS?
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The data I get for browser market share from my visitor logs for August 2007 is:
IE7 - 37%
IE6 - 35%
Firefox - 11%
IE5 (yes really) - 3%
Others (Opera, Netscape, etc.) - 14%
Of course you could argue how closely my visitor profile match the wider population of users, but I'd be surprised if other surveys were markedly different. To my eyes the data seems to indicate that Firefox has reached an equilibrium point in terms of its potential market share. One of FF's biggest early draws was its relative security compared to IE, but these days there have been plenty of security warnings about FF that may have eroded that "comfort factor". Still I'd be interested to hear if my experience is mirrored by anyone else - are 7% of FF users hiding from me, or are the claims BS?