W3C Puts Firefox Ahead of Internet Explorer
June 16, 2009
It’s been a while since I last looked at browser stats, but according to W3C, Firefox has superseded Internet Explorer, to become the most popular web browser since January 2009. This blog post claimed Firefox to be the most popular browser in Europe back in April 2009, leading me to question the reliability of the data, as compared to another recent source, Internet Explorer usage is roughly three times higher than that of Firefox. Something which seems more likely, as it’s still the default browser installed on Windows. Although, there is a distinct possibility that, in Europe at least, Internet Explorer will no longer be pre-installed onto Windows 7. Nonetheless, I can’t see that decision affecting most users, as OEM’s will likely continue to bundle the most renowned web browser with new machines, as I guess it’d be a task for the majority of consumers to get online at all without it.
