"Tabbed Browsing" The neatest thing since sliced bread!! That and
blocking popus were reason enough for me to switch and continue the
"word of mouth" praise.
On Fri, 2005-01-21 at 16:17, Pete S. wrote:
> Steven Buehler wrote:
>
> >Internet Explorer Use Still Falling, Firefox on the Rise
> >
> >Elizabeth Millard, www.enterprise-linux-it.com
> >
> >The Internet Explorer browser continues to lose market share, while
> >open-source darling Firefox still is attracting users.
> >
> >IE now commands around 90 percent of the market, according to Web
> >analytics company WebSideStory, which puts the browser's share at 90.3
> >percent. Firefox now has a 5 percent slice.
> >
> >Although Firefox's share might seem puny in comparison to IE, its rate
> >of growth has been notable. Estimates put its current download rate at
> >almost 20 million, and its companion e-mail client, Thunderbird,
> >passed the 2 million download mark at the end of its first month of
> >availability.
> >
> >Grassroots Effort
> >
> >One of the main factors for Firefox's success has been word-of-mouth
> >recommendations among users and a number of excellent reviews in the
> >media.
> >
> >In mid-December, the Mozilla Foundation, creator of Firefox, placed a
> >two-page ad in the New York Times that raised the browser's visibility
> >in the mass market.
> >
> >The ad featured the names of thousands of people worldwide who
> >contributed to the fundraising campaign to support the launch of the
> >browser.
> >
> >After the ad ran, German and Dutch Firefox supporters followed suit,
> >funding ads in newspapers in those countries.
> >
> >Continuing Trend
> >
> >The ongoing popularity of Firefox is not surprising, said Niels
> >Brinkman, co-founder of Dutch market research firm OneStat.com.
> >
> >The firm also has reported that IE use is steadily falling, and
> >Brinkman told NewsFactor that the decline is expected to continue.
> >
> >"Firefox has gotten much attention over the past few months, and that
> >has brought success," he said. "As more people use the browser and
> >like it, they'll tell others, and the downloads will continue."
> >
> >Security Force
> >
> >It is likely that IE use also is falling because of security concerns.
> >Since it is the most-used browser, IE is a prime target for attackers.
> >
> >Several vulnerabilities recently have been reported in IE 6.0, which
> >prompted Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT - news) to issue patches.
> >
> >The company also has admonished some security researchers for unfairly
> >characterizing IE as less secure than other browsers. However, calling
> >reports "misleading and inaccurate" probably will not be enough for
> >Microsoft to change public perception.
> >
> >"People think of Firefox as more secure, and many of them switch to
> >the browser for just that reason," said Brinkman.
> >
> >
> Using the extentions, Firefox is just to cool. I have been able to open
> many "Windows" fans to the concept of open source, due to the extentions
> (Sage, weather, network tweak, etc.)
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