Apple, Mozilla gain ground on Microsoft for Web traffic
Summary: When it comes to surfing the Web, a growing number of people used Macs, instead of a Windows computer, as well as browsers other than Microsoft's Internet Explorer in the month of November.According to a survey by NetApplications reported on Fortune's Apple 2.
When it comes to surfing the Web, a growing number of people used Macs, instead of a Windows computer, as well as browsers other than Microsoft's Internet Explorer in the month of November.
According to a survey by NetApplications reported on Fortune's Apple 2.0 blog, the number of people accessing the Internet via a Windows PC has dropped below the 90 percent mark, while Mac users have climbed to nearly 9 percent. At the same time, access via Mozilla's Firefox browser - which grew to more than 20 percent - caused the number of users accessing via IE to drop below 70 percent.
NetApplications tracks some 40,000 web sites within its network to determine how users accessed those sites. A company spokesman said the results are slightly skewed because they are weighted more heavily on usage in North America and Europe but said the findings are determined by a strong sampling of sites that range from news to e-commerce.
In addition, the "market share" figures that the company reports are not measured in the traditional sense based on sales or revenue, but does offer a consistent look at measuring trends based on browser or operating system usage.
Google's Chrome browser also saw a big percentage jump - more than 12 percent - but still had only a tiny piece of the pie, given that it's only been offered for a short time. Also gaining ground was Apple's iPhone, which has offered its users an alternative way to access the Web.
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Other figures of note...
Windows Vista 20.45%
MacIntel 6.51%
Mac OS 2.35%
Windows 2000 1.56%
Linux 0.83%
Windows NT 0.77%
Nice to put things in perspective, eh? :)
RE: Other figures of note...
That's the order of the virus/malware/spyware/botnet infections.
Nice to put things in perspective, eh? :)
So you're saying that Linux is worse at security
It does
I would not be suprised to see Windows start sliding like IE, say 1% per
Nah
WOW
Strong arm tactics?
Interesting that Windows is slowly losing market share.
Doubt it.
RE: Apple, Mozilla gain ground on Microsoft for Web traffic
Careful what you say
Windows doesn't mean it isn't happening. I see
more and more companies further exploring
options that don't involve MS, which include Linux
as well. If things keep going the way they are,
80% percent will be the best MS can hope for in
the coming years.
They said the same about IE, but, IE is now down to 70%, and Windows is
RE: Apple, Mozilla gain ground on Microsoft for Web traffic
O gosh! You mean all three or four of your friends bought Winbloze machines this year!?
Gee, Apple has a lot to worry about now! Yes sir!
Hahahahahahahahahaha... :D
When we're going for good laughs
The Windows market share data is misleading...
The US PC market used to account for 25% of the global PC user base 10 years ago; now it makes up less than 15%. So. as the emerging markets fuel new PC sales, M$ will be able to eventually compensate for the loss of US customers. Furthermore, M$ makes most of its money from enterprise sales, so the issue of Macs taking over US market share is only going to impact their image rather than their finances.
Well, any way you look at it, MS is slowly losing market share in the US
You like that word
Bad Numbers
Does not matter while I'm immune to any malware so far written.
No, I don't bother with AV. Yes, I am likely to click on anything,
I wish Windows were even less pervasive, even if my spam trap is at a fifth the volume it was a month ago.
"I don't have a virus"
How do you know?