Microsoft loses Internet Explorer market share to Firefox

Tech.blorge : "Microsoft has been on a rampage with its Internet Explorer 8 browser lately. The company has been pushing the latest browser with a slew of advertisement campaigns and contests to foster interest in IE8. The reason as to why Microsoft has been so aggressive probably stems from the fact that IE usage has been on the decline.

Many news sites have noticed Microsoft's sudden change in IE marketing tactics. PC World even goes into details on why Microsoft is continuing to beat a dead browser. Microsoft has clearly been investing in marketing as there is a noticeable uptake in ads for the browser."

[TheColbertinator]

I welcome Firefox with open arms.I prefer the smooth features of Firefox and the tabs are better.IE just freezes and gets spyware easily

[Major_Tom]

Ahah, in the EU Windows 7 should come pre-loaded with Firefox.

[Pandamobile]

Anyone that actually knows how to install another browser will do so. I'm sure 75% of the people that use IE can't figure out that there's other alternatives.

[Pandamobile]

The only time I use IE is when I'm on a fresh install of Windows and I need to use it to download Chrome or Firefox.

[MGOelite]

only reason i use it when im using pcpitstop and it demands i use IE

[Traveler]

Both Firefox and Chrome are worlds better than Internet Explorer. Chrome offers a nice, fast, streamlined experience, while Firefox is unrivaled in the amount of extensions and add-ons available for it. I use them both. I never use Internet Explorer.

[ThanatosDMC]

Did anybody see the ads for IE8? It says, download IE8 and they'll donate 8 meals to someone.

http://www.maximumpc.com/ar...

[-MD-]

Firefox > all

[Major_Tom]

It's funny because I usually see you praising Microsoft for every damn little corporate footprint they leave behind.

[Obama]

Well you can't blame him on this one. IE is just too crappy.

[Major_Tom]

Yeah, and I can't believe we actually used that crap back in the day.

[kaveti6616]

Is it your time of the month?

[STONEY4]

I don't think Muderdolls necessarily praises Microsoft, just the 360 and what Microsoft does with it. Everyone knows alot of their other products (Zune, Iinternet Explorer) are just crap.

[inbfour]

Chrome all the way.

[Josh360]

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[name]

Agreed. The only thing chrome is missing that bothers me is the right click wallpaper thing >_>

[Viper7]

I prefer chrome as well, Altough I would love to get some nice plugins for it.

Thats why I am a bit like using both FF and Chrome.

[ultimolu]

Chrome and Firefox all the way. IE...I'm sorry to say is a crap browser. Way too many pop-ups and other weird stuff goes on with that.

[ChickeyCantor]

" Way too many pop-ups and other weird stuff goes on with that."

I hate the browser war but its as if people are stuck in the past.
Ie 7 and especially 8 solve allot of those whiny trivial problems people jump up with.

I my self am on Chrome( for some reason it duplicates the history of n4g, i need to hit backspace 5 times before it goes to the previous page) and Fire fox needs allot of boot time.
I guess its also your pc settings and current OS condition.

But IE has progressed allot, people don't even bother to try it since they are traumatized since IE6

[z1ck]

i only use IE because of the avant browser .

[Redgehammer]

time I use IE is when Firefox crashes, and trust me it repeatedly does for me; however, Firefox crashing does not keep me from trying to use it. IE will work when every other browser I try will not, so I will give IE credit where it is do. And before any of you MS haters think I am Lying about firefox crashing these are my last 10 crash reports ID's:
ef3fb621-f084-4751-9730-b7913 2090704
39b4a99d-10ea-4880-afae-be736 2090703
b82cc129-e02f-4ec3-ab9b-6a99a 2090702
be002cb6-baf1-4f86-944b-c4340 2090702
26b0dd49-80b6-4c3d-ac38-86bdf 2090702
f22dd252-c05b-4bdc-b916-01605 2090702
f2151861-bb22-40c2-94f8-9cf2b 2090702
0911fb85-0839-43a9-93a8-e5efb 2090702
53953cae-8909-4a3e-bf0d-9d1e9 2090701
ccbc016a-83c9-434a-aabb-17f8b 2090701

[darkequitus]

THe manopoly crying from other browser makers soon will not wash anymore.

IE8 is very fast in W7 compared to vista. I am talking W7 feels faster on my atom based netbook compared to my desktop eunning vista.
I realy only use IE8 for Netflix (Silverlight) and Quakelive

normally chrome al the way. But ie8 n w7 may have won me over

[Gun_Senshi]

To download Firefox and Chrome

[spirited]

ha ha nice pic ripping apart IE

[evolution54]

IE has all the add-on's I installed on my Firefox, I will not use it. Simple as that. However, the comment about using only IE8 to download Firefox or Chrome had me laughing quite a bit because it's true for me as well.

However, I am no Firefox fanboy. In those rare times when a page just doesn't load correctly in Firefox, I will switch over to IE8 temporarily. I can do so right inside Firefox with the IEtab add-on. With a simple click of a button, I get to render a page using IE's engine right inside Firefox.

Get the best of both world by downloading the IETab add-on:

https://addons.mozilla.org/...

[iPirates]

I can't imagine giving up the Firefox addons. They've become a necessity. Even if IE did get the addons, I still couldn't ever see myself switching.

Why turn away from great browsers like Firefox and Chrome, who are constantly pioneering new ways to browse the web, for a browser like IE that's always playing catch up, and really only wants to invest as little as possible stay on top? Or when they feel threatened?

It's great to see companies that hold open source values high, and want to set new standards in web browsing, finally getting the success and recognition they deserve.

[ChickeyCantor]

"who are constantly pioneering new ways to browse the web,"
Like?

Sure add-ons are cool but not everyone uses them
I have all of them installed even opera...browsing doesn't feel any different in any of them.

[iPirates]

Oh, I'm not trashing Opera. Opera is awesome, I should have mentioned them. Now that I'm thinking about it, Konqueror too is awesome (the development of KHTML on KDE, later used to build webkit that's used in Google Chrome and Safari nowadays.

Since your asking, I believe it was Firefox that made tabbed browsing and addons popular. Firefox, Opera and various other opensource browsers are also setting web standards, something IE is desperately trying to catch up on.

[ps3sux]

if microsoft is losing marketshare with IE then imagine what sony has lost with the ps3

[Model]

^^^ha 1 bubble

[Sir Ken_Kutaragi]

...Micro$oft to BURN down to the Ground;) That is the 1 company i wouldn't feel sorry for.

[glennc]

they dropped the ball. without other browsers ms would have ignored ie and left it in the dark ages. that is exactly what they did after netscape.

[Dogswithguns]

I use Firefox most of the time. well, all the time.

[Halo_Reach]

Firefox and IE8 are bad but Chrome kick their ass.

[C_Dub]

Chrome and Firefox are both winar. Been using FF since version 0.8 and Chrome since it was first mass released.

[kewlkat007]

It's not that I cannot use IE or hate it. I see tha tMS been trying so I give them that. I actually started to use BING now. Just wanna try something different and I love the Video autoplay feature.

[Hot_tea]

Chrome is nice, but NOWHERE near ready.
The thing crashes ALLOT (resolving host crap)
No find text
No customization.
Now if they can get it out of beta and fix those things......but for now FIREFOX is best.
IE sucks balls.

[kagon01]

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[Gambit07]

Latest Explorer is the ugliest interface I've ever seen, were they programming that standing on their heads?

[TheDeadMetalhead]

That's because IE sucks *insert noun here*.

[JJFNIGHTS80]

I did however download IE8 it sucked so badly it freezes up my crappy Vista so I uninstalled system restore. And use another browser. Avant Browser, but still I think I'll get Fire Fox Instead of Avant. IE keeps slowing the F down and TOO MANY SPAMS AND AD WARE. I'll never ever use IE 7 or 8 ever. I'm switching to Fire Fox.