~ Internet Explorer 7 vs. Firefox 2
For years, Microsoft Internet Explorer has enjoyed near dominance of the Web browser space–but not any more. Since the release last year of Mozilla Firefox 1.5, Firefox has been steadily eroding Internet Explorer’s claim of superiority. According to information from NetApplications.com, in October 2004 Internet Explorer had 92 percent of the market; in September 2005 that dropped to 86 percent; and as of September 2006 Internet Explorer’s market share dropped to 82 percent, with Firefox’s rising to 12.5 percent. In two years Microsoft ceded 10 percent of its audience to its competition.
So how do the latest versions of each browser compare? Well, CNET conducted a prizefight comparison of both, they judged based on installation woes, look and community, tabbed browsing, cool new features and security and performance, This is an excellent review if you are unsure which to use.
Click Here to check it out.
November 2nd, 2006 at 4:25 pm
An interesting comparison which simply reiterated what most of us already know: Firefox is king.