Microsoft
seems to have given up the fight in the browser wars. Or is the software giant
holding its fire, finally unleashing its own barrage, until it launches Windows
8?
Whatever
the case might be, Microsoft needs to act fast.
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| Chrome is fast outgrowing Internet Explorer (and is pushing it out of the browser picture?). |
Recently,
Google's Chrome browser overtook Microsoft's Internet Explorer for the first
time, Web site analytics firm StatCounter said.
Data
released by the company showed that, in May 2012, Chrome accounted for 32.43
percent of the global browser market, slightly ahead of the Internet Explorer's
32.12 percent, and was trailed by Firefox with 25.55 percent.
So,
what factors helped Chrome in catching up and finally overtaking Internet
Explorer?
Most
Chrome users credit the speed of Google's browser for their decision to dump
Microsoft's IE. Compared with the former market leader, Chrome loads Web pages
lightning fast.
My
personal experience so far supports these users' claims. Indeed, Chrome outruns
the Internet Explorer like the proverbial hare outrunning the turtle.
Another
thing, and this could be a major reason for Chrome's surge to the front, is
Microsoft's decision to bar consumers from installing Internet Explorer 9, a
faster and more capable browser, on their Windows XP computers.
Maybe Microsoft
should have kept in mind there are still millions of consumers accessing the
Internet using their Windows XP computers. Had Microsoft put in place an easy
upgrade or installation option for IE9 for XP users, things might have turned
out differently.
Anyway,
let us wait for the Windows 8's coming. The browser wars could only get hotter.
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