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Techweb says "Firefox Hits Wall"

Posted by tadelste on · 6 comments
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According to Tech Web and some other on-line publications, "For the second time in three months, Firefox's share of the browser market slipped, a Web site analysis company said Monday."

I don't believe a word of it.

The logic seems faulty. How is Microsoft growing their Internet Browser business? Are people downloading Internet Exploder on Windows desktops finally? Afterall, think about all those Windows 3.1 systems that didn't have browsers before now.



Wait, I think I understand the isssue. Netscape is growing again. People have started replacing Firefox with Netscape 8 because it looks like one of the 2003 Office applications. Forgive me.



Of course, Yahoo has put a skin over IE and now call it the Yahoo Browser. That could figure into the calculations. Instead of just having one instance, people could have two instances of Internet Explorer. Now, that makes sense.



Here's the link to the article if you'd like to read some mindless Tech Web Microsoft speak.

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Comments (6)

Windows Update

bstadil ·
One explanation might be that people go to windows Update and then that process resets the default browser to IE. Just a thought
tadelste Story submitter ·
Bjorn, it's a generous thought. We may need to do our own survey.



tuxchick ·
I don't believe it either. If its true they ran the wrong headline. A more appropriate one is

"Running Back Into the Burning Barn: IE Share Grows"
dinotrac ·
I wish they published where the numbers came from, but one thing occurs to me...

Note that both IE and Safari rose in September.

One thing that happens in September is -- A new school year. A new school year means new computers and new computer users. New computers will start out with whatever they came with. Let's see what the months ahead bring.
TxtEdMacs ·
I know a bit about taking measurements. Moreover, I happen to know the difference between precision and accuracy. Furthermore, I know a bit about trying to measure site usage statistics. Finally, without a clear cut definition of the assumptions used, the origin of the sources and a bit about the scatter; the numbers listed are more akin to a sideshow barker perpetrating a fraud.

Perhaps the inanity from /. says it best: "move on, nothing to see here".

FireFox VLOG

firefoxvlog ·
Hitting a wall! That is load of @#$#!!! Come and see why FireFox is soooo awesome. More options than you can dream of! I have video of firefox performing at its best:

http://www.firefoxvlog.com

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