IE7 and Firefox 2.0 Are Slaughtering Internet Explorer 6
Out with the old, in with the new. Internet Explorer 7 and Firefox 2.0 are virtually slaughtering Internet Explorer 6. There was a time, unfortunately not too long ago, when Internet Explorer 7 ruled the world wide web. Back in October 2006, IE6 still accounted for approximately 80% of the global browser market. October 2006 was a turning point as both Microsoft and Mozilla released new versions of their respective browsers, namely Internet Explorer 7 and Firefox 2.0.
According to statistics made available by Net Applications, in October 2006, IE6 had the lion’s share of the browser market with 77.22%. Internet Explorer 7 had climbed to 3.18%, while Firefox 2.0 was at 0.69%. At over a year since the availability of Firefox 2.0 has all but consumed the users of Firefox 1.5, a browser that is being run now by only 0.53% of Mozilla users. Of course, the fact that Mozilla had severed the lifeline of Firefox 1.5, cutting support on May 30, 2007, only helped to boost the adoption of version 2.0 Read More»
