IE8 is Now World's Most Popular Web Browser
New world browser king, new shirt.
Firefox 3.5 was for a short period the most popular browser in the world, taking the lead from Micrsoft's Internet Explorer 6. With Firefox users now slowly transitioning from 3.5 to the newly released 3.6, the window was left open for Microsoft to climb ahead--and that's what it has done.
Microsoft pointed to Net Application's January browser market share report showing that Internet Explorer 8 is not only the most popular browser on Windows with 27.9-percent usage share, but that it now has 25.6-percent of market share across all operating systems on a worldwide-weighted usage share basis.
While Internet Explorer has taken a lot of heat over the years for rather loose adherences to web standards and security, especially when compared against the competition, IE8 takes big strides in making the web a better place.
The big factor is IE8's attention to malware protection. Microsoft boasted that, as of today, Internet Explorer 8 has done over 350 million malware blocks.
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350 million malware blocks? That's just scary.
Ironically, my comp got infected with some malware that targets just IE. I ended up having to disable IE!!!
That girl sure does make me want to change to IE8 unless Firefox steps it up and shows me a better looking girl.
oh em gee. Internet explorer 8 has got to be the worst piece of $#!7, I mean software I have had the unfortunate displeasure to use in the last 5 years. They took a fully functional web browser, broke it, then took the ability to customize the browser away and hid it somewhere else!!!!
I would truly love to strangle whoever did that, but instead I will do the next best thing. Delete internet explorer from all my machines and use firefox or chrome. I can't believe people actually like this crap!
I also can not access my school's website with this IE8, even though my university wants student's to use internet explorer exclusively to access the website. They should have a disclaimer, "Works with Internet Explorer, unless of course you're using IE8 then don't bother trying to log on. Better luck turning in your semester project next time."
Oh yeah, I'm not finished. What the hell is up with IE8 being an "Important update?" I guarantee that's the ONLY reason its the most popular, because everyone with automatic updates has the BS unwittingly installed on their computer.!!!
WTF!!!
I think those figures are almost as inflated as that blonde's chest, and just as artificially.
oh em gee. Internet explorer 8 has got to be the worst piece of $#!7, I mean software I have had the unfortunate displeasure to use in the last 5 years. They took a fully functional web browser, broke it, then took the ability to customize the browser away and hid it somewhere else!!!!I would truly love to strangle whoever did that, but instead I will do the next best thing. Delete internet explorer from all my machines and use firefox or chrome. I can't believe people actually like this crap!I also can not access my school's website with this IE8, even though my university wants student's to use internet explorer exclusively to access the website. They should have a disclaimer, "Works with Internet Explorer, unless of course you're using IE8 then don't bother trying to log on. Better luck turning in your semester project next time."
Sounds to me like you don't know how to use IE.
rule 34 on that girl
Aurora.
Aurora.
is it 1 April already?
IE has gotten better over the years but still isn't very good at all. I'll be honest though, if Firefox didn't have add-ons that improved upon several aspects of the browser, I would probably be using Chrome.
Does IE come with the girl?
http://www.geekstir.com/img/choice.jpg
IE8 is far superior then FF 3.6, FF 3.6 is shit, slow and STILL has that f**ken memory leak, i honestly think that FF developers DONT know how to fix it
That girl sure does make me want to change to IE8 unless Firefox steps it up and shows me a better looking girl.
If that girl makes you want to do things with your web browser, I'm not sure everything is working quite right on you.
Having said that, your doctor might have a good pill for it. Or even a bad one.
The study fails. It separates IE correctly by versions 6-7-8, but breaks Firefox 3 into 3.0, 3.5, 3.6 which doesn't make any sense as they don't break IE down by individual updates as well. The correct Firefox breakdown should be 1-2-3.
In which case Firefox 3 would have 23.47% over IE8 at 22.37%.
http://www.geekstir.com/img/choice.jpg
That's obvious that girl wont even talk to you but that guy with his dreamy eyes will love you forever
The study fails. It separates IE correctly by versions 6-7-8, but breaks Firefox 3 into 3.0, 3.5, 3.6 which doesn't make any sense as they don't break IE down by individual updates as well. The correct Firefox breakdown should be 1-2-3.In which case Firefox 3 would have 23.47% over IE8 at 22.37%.
That's because IE updates are still consider to be the same version also those updates are usually just security fixes not changes to the browser over all while FF updates their version. 3.0 to 3.5 is valid not quite sure about 3.5 vs 3.6
So is this girl a FF girl or an IE girl? Which one is the photoshoped one?
Had a hard time reading the article with that picture next to it...
anyway, I use Chrome. Fire Fox doesn't really support 64-bit and I hate IE. So Chrome is my only option.
only reason IE8 is so "popular" is because MS has put it in MS update. I really don't like IE anymore, 'cause it's slow! I use Chrome for most part, and IE only when I really have to.
http://www.geekstir.com/img/choice.jpg
BTW, that guy is Bill Gates...
Okay. This is quite expected knowing that MS is the one who made the statement. It would be ridiculous if they would betray their own product (which I don't use unless required) and say is the World's Most Popular Browser.
* FireFox 3.6 and Chrome5 beta user *
I'm more interested in the picture than the article itself
So is this girl a FF girl or an IE girl? Which one is the photoshoped one?
Neither!
http://pietervangils.com/fun/the-t [...] efox-girl/
I can not use IE8 on my netbook, it slows it down. I go with chrome, or Firefox
Why compare all those ridicculous versions? It's either Internet Explorer (no matter what version) or Firefox (no matter what version) or another browser.
Its not IE 6 or 7 or 8 vs ff 2 or 2.1 or ... 3.6563635.
That girl sure does make me want to change to IE8 unless Firefox steps it up and shows me a better looking girl.
Actually to be honest...i would stay away from that hot chick with the IE shirt because who knows you might just get injected by something bad (virus aka HIV) lol
Firefox doesn't like 64-bit? Strange, as I've been using 64-bit Firefox since 2005.
Maybe Windows doesn't like 64-bit Firefox, then.
"Popular" doesn't include being forcefully pushed down your throat by micro$uxx... FF users made a choice.
Amazing how IE8 use has exploded - maybe the automatic updates are doing its work!