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Firefox breaks 10 percent, Safari comes in third
By Eric Lai, Computerworld

From: http://www.macworld.com/news/2006/04/04/browsers/index.php

Firefox, the free open-source Web browser from Mozilla.org, quietly gained enough users in March to finally grab 10 percent of the Web browser market, according to a report released Monday by Web audience measurement firm Net Applications.

Firefox was used by 10.05 percent of Web surfers last month, up from 9.75 percent in February. That compared to the 84.7 percent of users on various versions of Microsoft Corp.’s Internet Explorer (IE) in March.

In third place with 3.19 percent was Apple’s Safari browser, which is used only on Mac platform computers, according to Net Applications, which is based in Aliso Viejo, Calif. and specializes in tracking browser usage at small to medium-sized companies.

In the past year, Firefox has gained 3.34 percent share while introducing version 1.5 of the browser with improved features. Internet Explorer has lost 3.89 percent, as users wait for IE7, which boasts improved features and security and is due out this fall.

“With a strong feature set, aggressive product development cycle, open source platform and by offering the browser for free, Firefox has the strategy in place to maintain its growth,” Vincent Vizzaccaro, an analyst with Net Applications, wrote in yesterday’s report. But Microsoft “has the much easier task of defending an entrenched position rather than attacking one.”

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.
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Posted: 2006-04-04 23:38:27
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Are there any other web browsers for macs or am i gonna have to make do with safari when i get my imac?

fatreg
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Posted: 2006-04-04 23:43:54
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camino and firefox, theres also I.E but I like to stay close to macs so use safari, I find after a few hours camino starts to slow down my mac, duno why though
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Posted: 2006-04-04 23:47:08
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ahh good well as long as there are alternatives! i get bored of one brower very quickly and need more to entertain me

reckon getting used to the mac is gonna take ennuf time up thouugh!

fatreg
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Posted: 2006-04-04 23:48:16
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lol as I see what you said about mac's bfore I recon itl be a bitch for you, but definetly worth it. Jools has helped me loads with the change, helping with softare and that, now i'm getting more confident with macs... which is good lol
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Posted: 2006-04-04 23:51:31
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best not be too diff, or itll be going out the window and ill be going open source OS

hell no! please dont make me do that, i hate linux!

fatreg
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Posted: 2006-04-04 23:53:45
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Here's a list of browsers for the Mac:

http://darrel.knutson.com/mac/www/browsers.html

Should be enough alternatives for you there!
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Posted: 2006-04-05 08:08:24
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ahh yes that looks like it could keep me happy for a long while!

loving my .mac address (not that my mac is here yet though)

bet ya cant guess it

fatreg
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Posted: 2006-04-05 23:24:34
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fatreg@mac.com?

u started using aliases yet?
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Posted: 2006-04-05 23:43:21
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of course luke

why would i have anything different?

If i cant have fatreg, i dont bother registering!

Only onn my trial atm until i get my mac then i can have like

i_paid_1200_quid_for_a_white_box@mac.com

see the at mac dot com bit!

hehe

fatreg

or is it just me that find that funny?
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Posted: 2006-04-05 23:46:45
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