Internet Explorer 8 Now Officially Becomes the Most Used Browser Worldwide
Sorry IE haters if the news hurt you. And also sorry to those who think IE is dead because it’s not, far from it. Not only is IE still dominating the browser market, its latest version 8.0 which only launched less than a year ago ate 22.37% of market share and clinched the top spot worldwidely. Despite the fact that it takes full advantage of being part of the whole Microsoft product line, it’s still a heck of achievement from IE team in Microsoft. So congratulations to them.
I could go on further with the topic but I am going to stop here to avoid starting another pointless browser war.
I do have one expectation for IE though. I have chosen Firefox over IE as my default browser for a few years. So far, even though IE 8 has impressed me a bit but it’s far from a version that is good enough to pull me back to the IE zone. You are not going to loose me but may well to many others. And I do agree what the commenter Albert says on here:
This is good news. But, you guys really need to step it up. I use IE8 every day, it’s the only browser I support. But, when none of my friends no longer listen to me and stay on IE, it makes it real tough to give reasons to switch back. I need an IE that will make them come back, or else this whole new generation of Firefox, Chrome, and Safari users will grow up and never think back.
Keep up the good work and give us an awesome IE 9 please.
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dude..shut the fuck up.. Stop being so defensive. report whatever you have to report and shut the fuck up. IE is a sorry excuse for a browser.
No source of statistics given.
I don't believe that IE8 is most used in the world.
BULLSHIT!
just check the WHOIS info on NETMARKETSHARE.COM (source of statistics):
Registrant Contact: Beercart Com NA NA ()
LMAO!!!
ITS FAKE!
btw: I am not a IE hater, but I am a MEMORY and CPU WASTE HATER!
=)
Here the real statistics from W3
http://www.w3schools.com/browsers/browsers_stat...
I wonder why they call people with other opinions 'hater'. Its just to make them enemies.
Substract the number of corporate users whos employers either enforce them to use IE by policy or make it by indispensible shitty internal intranet webapps which grew up from IE 5.5 and are only developed for that platform. (and no, nobody wants to use a dual browser environment at work, some companys even don't permit it).
Believe me, the picture will change dramatically. IE8 is a good browser, but in terms of web usuability far away from Firefox and Safari on the Mac.