Free Fall: Internet Explorer Has Now Lost 30% Of The Browser Market
By December 2005 or before, as I have previously anticipated, Internet Explorer will not be anymore the browser of choice for the majority of Internet users. Today, according to my own traffic statistics based on a sample of over 600,000 visitors from over 180 countries, Internet Explorer controls slightly more than 70% of the browser market, where, just twelve months ago it had over 91% of it. The rapid loss of IE users is now a clear and definite trend that appears to be unstoppable: Internet Explorer is showing many bad wrinkles and a slippery short term memory. For a fast-growing number of experienced Internet users IE is already NOT anymore a browser option to consider.
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If only this was actually true, I'd be thrilled. But to say that IE's marketshare is at only 70% is a ridiculous statement. To say that by the end of 2005, IE will have dropped to below 50% of marketshare is even more crazy. Even Microsoft, with all its corporate might didn't drown Netscape that quickly.
I wish it were true, but I don't see it. Who knows, I hope I eat my words. But even MF is only targeting a 10% marketshare for Firefox by November 2005. Let's say they double it. Where will the other 30+% go? Opera? Safari? I just don't see that happening.
Comment by Ali Ebrahim at January 4, 2005 09:40 AM | Permalink
While I'm happy that firefox is gaining market share, 30% seems unrealistic....
Comment by Diego at January 4, 2005 02:41 AM | PermalinkAlso notice that "% of browser on internet" is not the same than "% of browsers installed". There must be millions of Windows boxes with IE which don't use internet too much and don't show too much in the stadistics.