12-22-2004, 01:49 PM | #1 (permalink) |
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Firefox cracks 20% of Market Share
This was just on FARK and I knew there would be a ton of peoplel interested here on the TFP where Firefox is king.
http://www.w3schools.com/browsers/browsers_stats.asp Not much of an article to cut and paste so just go look at the chart. This is awesome, I love my Firefox browser
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12-22-2004, 02:11 PM | #3 (permalink) |
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Isn't that just 20% of the hits on that particular website? I'm a huge Firefox fan, been using nightlies since it was Phoenix 0.4, but I really doubt they are at 20% overall already.
There are some tech-based, but non-Firefox specific, websites that I've heard receive over 50% Firefox hits!
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12-22-2004, 02:34 PM | #4 (permalink) |
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On closer inspection Redlemon I think you may be right. I've fallen for it.
I'm so ashamed. Oh well, live and learn.
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12-22-2004, 03:44 PM | #6 (permalink) |
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Either way, this certainly helps.
Go Firefox! Spread it to your friends and families -- preach it!
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12-22-2004, 03:48 PM | #7 (permalink) | |
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yes push firefox...it makes the web more fun for everyone.
this browser has matured alot since I started using...the only thing I wish they didn't get rid of was the old name (pheonix, well even firebird was better then firefox) anyway to quote the book of mozilla (hint: go to url bar and do a "about:mozilla" no quotes ) Quote:
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12-22-2004, 10:29 PM | #9 (permalink) |
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The last realistic stat I heard about was 10% market share, which is still awesome. I've been pushing Firefox since 1.0 came out (my family/friends tend to be leery about using beta software). The big shift I'm looking for is when Firefox has enough market share that major websites begin actually following W3C standards instead of using IE-centric commands. Long live open standards!!
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12-26-2004, 12:25 PM | #11 (permalink) | |
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Extensions I use: FlashGot - Interface to 20 or so download managers Spellbound - Spell checker for textarea boxes (like this one) RefSpoof - "Referer" header spoofer Mouse Gestures - use mouse gestures to control the browser SpoofX - More spoofing Gmail Notifier - User Agent Switcher - Changes the user agent header to the browser I want a site to see. Javascript Debugger DOM Inspector The functionality I have with Firefox totally eclipses Opera. And it's free.
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12-26-2004, 12:31 PM | #12 (permalink) |
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I think those stats are based on the mozilla suite browser added to the mozilla firefox browser. The Mozilla suite has been around for a while and has lots of users so firefox + mozilla is always going to give a statistic that tells us not much about how firefox is growing in popularity.
I'd like to see some accurate stats on firefox though because i'm really hoping it'll do well since i like using it so much.
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02-09-2005, 02:12 AM | #14 (permalink) |
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The websites I run target a pretty general audience, and Firefox accounts for about 6-11% of browser traffic.
Personally I've found that since SP2, IE has been secure enough that it's not really a problem anymore. I use Firefox for web development because it's popular enough that I want to make sure my stuff renders properly in it, plus it has some very nice plugins that help for diagnosing HTML problems, web apps, etc. |
02-09-2005, 06:49 AM | #15 (permalink) | |
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02-09-2005, 10:18 AM | #16 (permalink) | |
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Before SP2, I had to use Firefox when I browsed astalavista and other shady sites because IE would become infected with spyware. This has not been a problem since SP2 came out. There was a nasty hole that allowed files to be created without any user intervention, but it's since been fixed. |
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02-09-2005, 11:33 AM | #17 (permalink) |
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I'm not sure of the technical details, but there's a spam email going around claiming it's from symantec, something about smtp protection. If you're using ie, and you click the link in the email, a virus or spyware is downloaded onto your machine. No "windows has blocked active content". No "would you like to install". It just installs. The vulnerability may have been patched by now, but it was discovered long after sp2 was released. The original article on the vulnerability (i can't find it, i just looked) was on http://insecure.org.
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02-09-2005, 01:57 PM | #18 (permalink) |
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TFP is at 35% Firefox
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02-09-2005, 02:06 PM | #19 (permalink) | |
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02-09-2005, 02:14 PM | #20 (permalink) |
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Once you try tabbed browsing, you'll never go back. I tell everyone I know about firefox. I only use IE when Firefox doesn't work, which as of the latest version hasn't been at all. I don't understand why people always tell me to back up my bookmarks, I've been using Firefox since it came out, and previous versions of Mozilla for a long time before that, and never had any problems with loosing my bookmarks. The only problems I've had is it usually takes a few tries to successfully download the new versions of flash or shockwave and things like that.
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02-09-2005, 06:28 PM | #21 (permalink) | |
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02-10-2005, 06:09 AM | #24 (permalink) | |
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02-10-2005, 06:29 AM | #25 (permalink) |
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I'm disappointed to see that Google Zeitgeist http://www.google.com/intl/en/press/zeitgeist.html stopped posting it's browser graph. If website is the definitive gauge of browser usage, it's got to be Google.
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02-10-2005, 07:11 PM | #26 (permalink) |
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I'll keep using IE until Firefox runs as smooth. It just doesn't feel right. IE is perfectly fine if you're not a complete moron on the Internet. I agree if you're new to the Internet then Firefox is the way to go, but IE works just as good as FF to seasoned veterans. My IE is actually slimmer and more attractive than Firefox...and it doesn't do the annoying image load either! I run Ad-Aware and Spybot once a week and haven't got a single instance of spyware in months. I do think IE has been strengthened with SP2. Moreso, who cares if FF is getting more popular than IE? What if everyone chooses FF and no one uses IE anymore? It's not like Microsoft loses money or popularity. People make a much bigger deal about switching to FF than is really necessary. A full, total switch of every user on the Internet wouldn't affect Mozilla or Microsoft in any way.
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