Statistics prepared by server log analysis company OneStat reveal that although Internet Explorer still dominates the browser market there's a breeze (if not a wind) of change a 'blowin.The latest figures for the UK reflect a slightly different situation to that in the US, where Firefox has picked up around 14 percent of the market. Here are the figures for the UK: 1. Microsoft Internet Explorer - 93.37percent 2. Mozilla Firefox - 4.94 percent 3. Apple Safari - 0.99 percent 4. Opera - 0.39 percent 5. Netscape - 0.23 percent Netscape - what's that?
Remember those heady days when Netscape and IE were head to head?
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Zion_Lion said: I think that virusestrojans will play a big part in the battle of the browsers I mean at the moment your more likely to get infected by using IE6 that you are using FF I know that FF has got its flaws but if the trend continues hacker are more than likely going to put there efforts into dissecting the new IE7 and creating a whole heap of vulnerabilities in it just like its predecessor IE6I think at the end of the day hackersvirus writers are more interested in making life for Microsoft tough rather than a comparatively small companies like mozilla We shall have to wait and see
Powerless said: httptinyurlcom9vsodGoogle are now paying for use of Firefox with their toolbar
Powerless said: doh cut ofAlso with Apple releasing new Intel Macs next year I predict crystall ball that Safari will have more market
Powerless said: I think its only time before IE climbs back up on top even though its top as IE7 is just around several corners What FF etc offer will more or less be in IE7 and as it will ship with Vista and microsoftcom will show it off more than likely be seen on Microsoft Update as wellAs IE7 is done all differently to IE6 if Microsoft do the advertising right right then it might be more popular than FF as it is nowAlso with Apple relea
Tim Adams said: Although Firefox is a much better browser there are still a lot of sites in the UK which which are coded only to function fully with IE eg Post Office postcode enquiries Until Firefox obtains a higher share of the market unfortunately these bad practices will persist and Firefox fans like me will have to continue keeping IE in reserve