Web News: IE Continues to Lose Grip on Market

FunkyFresh · 21-January-05, 05:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Yahoo! News


	Microsoft's share of the browser market has continued to slide, according to a new study, indicating a continued momentum for users switching to Internet Explorer alternatives. Between the beginning of December and mid-January, IE's market share dropped 1.5 percent to 90.3 percent, while the Mozilla Project's Firefox browser rose 0.9 percent to a total of 5.0 percent, according to market researcher WebSideStory. Researchers have shown Explorer's market share falling since June, when WebSideStory had its market share at 95.5 percent. Full Story

Thanks to Rob for the heads-up on this story!

godfoot · 21-January-05, 05:43 PM

In a way, this kinda sucks. It means that crackers and the like wil be looking for more ways to exploit Firefox now...... grrrrrrrr!

elitelilnoyd · 21-January-05, 06:55 PM

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Originally Posted by godfoot


	In a way, this kinda sucks. It means that crackers and the like wil be looking for more ways to exploit Firefox now...... grrrrrrrr!

It's doubtful this would happen on such a large scale as it has to IE. Firefox is open source, people are always looking at the source code for exploits and they are reported as soon as they are found to the Mozilla developers. Its much like what takes place with Linux distros.

TYCOON · 22-January-05, 12:40 PM

Finally...Mabey Microsoft can make a version of Explorer that doesnt suck ass...good news!

Rob · 22-January-05, 01:30 PM

You know, when I first read this, that episode of South Park where the boys get caught downloading songs illegally of the internet came to mind.

"It gets worse. Now Bill Gates is unable to buy Hawaii in time for his winter holiday trip. He'll have to go to Hawaii as just another tourist rather than it's owner. Not a pretty picture, is it boys?"

Rob

Fatsobob · 22-January-05, 04:24 PM

for some unrelated reason, that reminded me of a different episode of south park where cartman jumps off a roof with wings attached to his arms. (you know what happens there)
he wakes up in the hospital and a series of coincidences makes the police believe that hes gotten psychic powers from his fall. They use him to try to find the "left hand killer". He chops off the hands of all his victims. Long story short cartman gets kidnapped by him and he is forced to watch a slide show of his vacations and after each description he goes " DO YOU SEE?" and cartman acts as if he is sickened by each slide.

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godfoot A George Orwell fan...sorta Join Date: May 2003 Location: "Truth is not determined by majority vote." Posts: 9,948	In a way, this kinda sucks. It means that crackers and the like wil be looking for more ways to exploit Firefox now...... grrrrrrrr! __________________

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22-January-05, 01:30 PM	#5 (permalink)
Rob Advocatus Diaboli Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Home of the world's greatest race... Posts: 6,660	You know, when I first read this, that episode of South Park where the boys get caught downloading songs illegally of the internet came to mind. "It gets worse. Now Bill Gates is unable to buy Hawaii in time for his winter holiday trip. He'll have to go to Hawaii as just another tourist rather than it's owner. Not a pretty picture, is it boys?" Rob __________________

22-January-05, 04:24 PM	#6 (permalink)
Fatsobob Apex's Squirrel Revolutionary Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Colorado Posts: 3,629	for some unrelated reason, that reminded me of a different episode of south park where cartman jumps off a roof with wings attached to his arms. (you know what happens there) he wakes up in the hospital and a series of coincidences makes the police believe that hes gotten psychic powers from his fall. They use him to try to find the "left hand killer". He chops off the hands of all his victims. Long story short cartman gets kidnapped by him and he is forced to watch a slide show of his vacations and after each description he goes " DO YOU SEE?" and cartman acts as if he is sickened by each slide. __________________ I may not post too often, but I will always be here.

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