Internet Explorer vs Firefox Survey: Microsoft IE Is Still Top Web Browser for 2010
Web analytics firm Netmarketshare.com has released the latest result of its May 2010’s Browser Usage survey. Microsoft’s venerable Internet Explorer is still the dominant choice for most of the planet’s web surfers. Please refer to the survey chart below, see that IE still holds 60% share which is more than double than its closest competitor, Firefox, who only managed to rake in 24.32%. Google’s Chrome is a far third with 7% but Netmarketshare reports that Google Chrome (latest version is 5 with built-in Adobe Flash Player) is actually the biggest gainer for the year, growing 32% higher! Both IE and Firefox declined and lost users to Chrome in 2010.
Internet Explorer is Still Dominant and World's Favorite Web Browser
Microsoft Admits Google Got Hacked Because of a Glitch in Internet Explorer
This is a tad ironic but Google is fuming mad because Chinese hackers attacked their email system by exploiting an Internet Explorer flaw. Internet Explorer 8 users should be bothered a little. The online giant announced last week that Chinese hackers accessed the email accounts of Chinese human rights dissidents. Google is already loudly threatening to pull out completely from China if the Chinese government doesn’t back off from requiring Google’s Chinese search engine to censor results that are critical of Chinese government policies. This debacle is getting worldwide attention since Google is showing some teeth against the powerful Chinese communist government. The company is not bluffing; it will bow out of the Chinese online market if the Chinese government won’t relent.
Google Got Hacked?