Firefox grabs 10% of browser market
updated 05:40 pm EDT, Tue April 4, 2006
Safari No. 3 browser
Mozilla.org's open-source Firefox browser has grabbed 10 percent of the Web browser market. Data released yesterday by Web audience-measurement firm NetApplications.com show that just over 10 percent of users use the Firefox browser, up almost 2.5 percent from from February. Microsoft's Internet Explorer led all browsers with 84.7 percent of users in March, while Apple's Safari browser was third with 3.2 percent. Computerworld reports that "in the past year, Firefox has gained 3.3 percent share while introducing Version 1.5 of the browser with improved features. Internet Explorer has lost 3.9 percent as users wait for Internet Explorer 7, which boasts improved features and security and is due out this fall." The report says that Netscape was the fourth most-popular Web browser, with 1.05 percent of the market, followed by Opera with 0.54 percent and Mozilla with 0.34 percent.
Safari vs Firefox
04/04, 07:37pm reply
If the developement team working on Safari could get the bugs out, maybe their browser would get used more.
Thank heavens Firefox came to the rescue! It's my main browser and will continue to be the first one I start up until Safari grows up and can play with the big boys.
Why Apple hasn't improved Safari and Mail more is beyond me.
Tacoman
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Re: safari vs firefox
04/04, 08:27pm reply
Way to be totally in-specific about your issues! That will certainly get you help with whatever problems you have with your Safari setup.
King Bob On The Cob
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His name is tacoman
04/04, 09:04pm reply
Go easy on him. :)
Horsepoo!!!
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re. safari vs firefox
04/04, 11:08pm reply
Funny, the biggest problem I have is with IMDb on Firefox, a problem I don't have on Safari.
Titanium Man
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Firefox is fine
04/05, 04:35am reply
but for Mac users, Camino may be a better choice for a browser with the Gecko engine. When Safari was released, development on Camino was almost stopped. But I'm glad the developers kept going because it has become a really great browser.
I use Mac OS 10.3.9 on my "aging" Mac. Since the latest Safari only works with 10.4, my choice for a Webkit-based browser is Shiira. It has the latest Safari features, minus the annoying (to me) "metal" interface. When the recent Security Update made Shiira crash-prone, the developer was quick to release a fix.
So Camino and Shiira are all that I use these days. It's great to have so many excellent choices on Mac OS X.
kw99
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Safari problems
04/05, 05:24pm reply
Maybe I just get lucky with websites (i.e. the ones I visit don't do wacky things, are standards compliant sites developed by geeks) but I don't find Safari buggy.
Shiira's very nice. I like the way it will work with both Safari and FF bookmarks.
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