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Sean Stokna — Accounting Analyst
Internet Explorer is an internet browser designed by Microsoft in 1995. Internet Explorer was originally released in an add on package of Windows 95, but is now available on all of Microsoft’s operating systems sense Windows 95’s later release. All operating systems since Windows 95, have come with a free version of Internet Explorer.
In 2002 and 2003 Internet Explorer obtained a peak of 95% of the market share of Internet browsers. This peak later declined with the release of Safari (2003), Firefox (2004), and Google Chrome (2008). In late 2008 the Android Browser was released on android phones. These other browsers have effectively taken a combined 50% of the market share from Internet Explorer, leaving Internet Explorer in control of approximately 45% of the market.
So what’s next for Internet Explorer’s market share? Estimates show that Internet Explorer should maintain a strong hold on the internet browser market share. This is due to the fact that Internet Explorer makes a new version of their software nearly every year. Estimates also show Safari having a huge jump due to the fact the U.S. government agencies are switching to IPhones. This may skyrocket the Safari browser ahead of Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox.
Nicholas S. Valente • May 8, 2013 at 10:00 am
IE is to generic for me, and I have found that mozzilla is faster.. on a school computer anyway, but seeing as i have dail-up at my house, I do not utilize my PC for any internet use at all. Everything that I do online is mostly done through my android browser, which is faster than most computers anyway.
Jacob Roberts • May 6, 2013 at 10:45 am
I agree with Cody. I personally hate IE, I use Chrome. But I think the reason why IE is on top is because it comes with the PC like Cody said. And although it is alot safer than other web browsers, it’s still slower and not as reliable as say Chrome or Mozilla.
Cody Izzo • Apr 26, 2013 at 11:57 am
It is nonsense to really think that Safari will take dominance above anything else, even with the power of the iPhone. As of right now, there are 200 million iPhones currently in service. This may sound like a lot, but it is a puny 1/4th of the 800 million Android-based phones also in service. Let’s not forget that these are only smartphones. Even if we were to add in the market share of Mac-based computers, that only accounts for 14% of the total market of desktop and mobile PC’s. Still nothing to be impressed about.
From what I can see, the only reason IE has remained as the largest browser (market-share wise) is only because it comes standard with most PC’s today. Now that computer manufacturers have started to add the option of adding custom browsers to computers while still in the factory, we can only expect that market share to go down. Also, don’t forget that some manufacturers have even started offering installing some version of Linux (Mostly Ubuntu) on pre-built computers, and IE isn’t even slightly compatible with Linux without Wine.
adviser • Apr 25, 2013 at 10:02 am
MS and monopoly?