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Mozilla's open-source Firefox browser continues to gain ground in the browser wars in what can be considered a major uphill battle. Firefox has flirted with a steady 20 percent market share in the past, and according to Net Applications, October has been kind to the configurable browser, which settled in at 19.97 percent. That number represents a 0.51-point jump over September and is a record high for Mozilla.
Meanwhile, Microsoft's Internet Explorer slipped again last month, continuing its trend as having the fastest declining market share out of the six most popular browsers. But far from being a free fall of sorts, IE's combined share nestled in at a still very dominant 71.52 percent, down from 71.27 percent one month prior. That puts IE at a 4.2-point drop for the year, compared to Firefox's 2.99-point gain.
It will be interesting to see what kind of effect Google's Chrome browser may have on the top two contenders. Currently, Chrome only accounts for a 0.74 percent slice of the browser pie (down from 0.78 percent), but that could change if Google follows through with adding extension support.
Hit the jump and tell us how you see the browser wars shaking out in 2009 and beyond.
Image Credit: Net Applications
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lostcause64
November 03, 2008 at 10:33am
Like I've said before, what IE has going for it is that most users don't know there are alternatives to IE. They buy or receive their new pc and just start using whatever is installed on it. IE's slow decline shows that people are slowly figuring it out though.
Maybe Mozilla needs to work out a deal with the big pc makers to get Firefox included on retail computers. Hey, it works for Googl's Toolbar and all sorts of other crapola, why not something useful for once?
John
Try to be smarter than the object you're working with! It will make things easier, and might just save your life...
