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Story: Techweb says "Firefox Hits Wall"Total Replies: 4
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bstadil

Oct 10, 2005
4:24 PM EDT 		One explanation might be that people go to windows Update and then that process resets the default browser to IE. Just a thought
tadelste

Oct 10, 2005
5:23 PM EDT 		Bjorn, it's a generous thought. We may need to do our own survey.
tuxchick

Oct 10, 2005
5:28 PM EDT 		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

Oct 10, 2005
6:23 PM EDT 		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

Oct 11, 2005
1:24 PM EDT 		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".

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