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**FLai** · 09-17-2006, 11:22 AM

Well, I am sure this site has been posted before but, Firefox is gaining on Internet Explorer. Alot. Infact, alot of the people at my school use Firefox and thats really odd seen as their all n00bs.

http://www.w3schools.com/browsers/browsers_stats.asp

I am predicting that in 2 years time Firefox will have 40% or over market share. Anyone wanna take that bet?

**cyanide** · 09-17-2006, 10:45 PM

Big whoop!

No, Firefox will never have 40% market share...As much as you and I use it and like it, there is a huge population of people who just want to get it "working". For most of the people, the "Big E icon" is the "Internet". They don't/cannot differentiate between a browser and an internet connection.

They do know that Internet Explorer is very insecure. But their ignorance and lethargy keeps them bound to it. I can probably name a few kids here who's parents don't want them installing any applications. How do you beat that attitude?

Not only that, but a large part of corporate websites are created with Internet Explorer in mind. And by that, I don't mean the sites which are online, I mean the local intranet sites- those which run the backend of the companies. Heck, I myself have been through these sites and as much as I would have wanted to use Firefox, I couldn't, for the simple reason that their code wouldn't run on them.

Internet Explorer might be the ****tiest, buggiest, slowest browser on the planet. But people will still use it. Heck, Microsoft's attitude lately actually tells me that IE7 will claw back a lot of that market-share. Would I bet on it? Heck no. But if you're saying that in 2 years, Firefox will have over 40% market share, that's just coming from someone who jerks off looking at the Firefox icon.

**FLai** · 09-18-2006, 09:28 AM

Kind of a wierd statement at the end but, people are beginning to realise the pathetic code behind IE and how buggy it is. If MS get their act together then maybe they will regain that market share but I doubt it. And about parents and there phobia of any other programs that aren't pre-installed, you are right. You can't beat that attitude. My mum is exactly the same, except I have my own computer

Oh, but wait a minute, my mum uses Firefox and would never use IE in a million years and she is a total computer n00b. So thats Firefox's superior coding at work.

**cyanide** · 09-18-2006, 09:44 AM

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Originally Posted by FLai

Oh, but wait a minute, my mum uses Firefox and would never use IE in a million years and she is a total computer n00b. So thats Firefox's superior coding at work.

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Originally Posted by FLai

And about parents and there phobia of any other programs that aren't pre-installed, you are right. You can't beat that attitude. My mum is exactly the same

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**FLai** · 09-18-2006, 10:22 AM

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my point is that firefox is the exception the the rule. it is becoming more widespread. smartarse.

**PeterBryant** · 09-18-2006, 10:37 AM

fire fox is the best

**FLai** · 09-18-2006, 10:48 AM

True, but Firefox is one word and that isn't the best contribution I can think of.....

**Eranmane** · 09-18-2006, 10:51 AM

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Originally Posted by Riiiidge Raaaacer!

For most of the people, the "Big E icon" is the "Internet". They don't/cannot differentiate between a browser and an internet connection.

Exactly why I swap around the icons on people's computers. Most people don't know the difference, and I'm hoping for an Internet Explorer theme to increase the reality.

**FLai** · 09-19-2006, 07:13 AM

Yeh, my dad just gets rid of IE on any computers he fixes and tells them to use Firefox from now on. People just do whatever the experts tell them to

**Vanden** · 09-19-2006, 02:55 PM

sure firefox it better than IE and sure more and more people are using it

but like my coworker who i worked with hates Firefox just cus it different that IE and a lot of people dont know what a download manager is there still dont know how to use rss or even know what that is they could give a **** about tabs and would even know how to get firefox extensions

**Siouxsie** · 09-19-2006, 03:16 PM

IE is big. FF is clever. Doesn't change the fact that IE is winning :-\

**cyanide** · 09-20-2006, 06:34 AM

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Originally Posted by J =0J= x = Tbag

but like my coworker who i worked with hates Firefox just cus it different that IE and a lot of people dont know what a download manager is there still dont know how to use rss or even know what that is they could give a **** about tabs and would even know how to get firefox extensions

Wow! That's one big effing sentence. And to top it off, it doesn't even make sense!

09-17-2006, 11:22 AM	#1
FLai Mindless Fanboy Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 1,907 Trader Feedback: 0	Firefox to Internet Explorer Market Share Statistics Well, I am sure this site has been posted before but, Firefox is gaining on Internet Explorer. Alot. Infact, alot of the people at my school use Firefox and thats really odd seen as their all n00bs. http://www.w3schools.com/browsers/browsers_stats.asp I am predicting that in 2 years time Firefox will have 40% or over market share. Anyone wanna take that bet?

09-19-2006, 02:55 PM	#10
Vanden Join Date: Aug 2005 Real First Name: Vanden Location: Vandenland Just Played: Marval 1 Posts: 11,489 Trader Feedback: 0	sure firefox it better than IE and sure more and more people are using it but like my coworker who i worked with hates Firefox just cus it different that IE and a lot of people dont know what a download manager is there still dont know how to use rss or even know what that is they could give a **** about tabs and would even know how to get firefox extensions __________________ You know where to find me.

09-19-2006, 03:16 PM	#11
Siouxsie Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: York, UK. Posts: 4,224 Trader Feedback: 0	IE is big. FF is clever. Doesn't change the fact that IE is winning :-\ __________________ -=Images are for Premium members only=-

09-17-2006, 10:45 PM	#2
cyanide Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: meh Posts: 2,799 Trader Feedback: 0	Big whoop! No, Firefox will never have 40% market share...As much as you and I use it and like it, there is a huge population of people who just want to get it "working". For most of the people, the "Big E icon" is the "Internet". They don't/cannot differentiate between a browser and an internet connection. They do know that Internet Explorer is very insecure. But their ignorance and lethargy keeps them bound to it. I can probably name a few kids here who's parents don't want them installing any applications. How do you beat that attitude? Not only that, but a large part of corporate websites are created with Internet Explorer in mind. And by that, I don't mean the sites which are online, I mean the local intranet sites- those which run the backend of the companies. Heck, I myself have been through these sites and as much as I would have wanted to use Firefox, I couldn't, for the simple reason that their code wouldn't run on them. Internet Explorer might be the ****tiest, buggiest, slowest browser on the planet. But people will still use it. Heck, Microsoft's attitude lately actually tells me that IE7 will claw back a lot of that market-share. Would I bet on it? Heck no. But if you're saying that in 2 years, Firefox will have over 40% market share, that's just coming from someone who jerks off looking at the Firefox icon.

09-18-2006, 09:28 AM	#3
FLai Mindless Fanboy Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 1,907 Trader Feedback: 0	Kind of a wierd statement at the end but, people are beginning to realise the pathetic code behind IE and how buggy it is. If MS get their act together then maybe they will regain that market share but I doubt it. And about parents and there phobia of any other programs that aren't pre-installed, you are right. You can't beat that attitude. My mum is exactly the same, except I have my own computer Oh, but wait a minute, my mum uses Firefox and would never use IE in a million years and she is a total computer n00b. So thats Firefox's superior coding at work.

09-18-2006, 10:22 AM	#5
FLai Mindless Fanboy Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 1,907 Trader Feedback: 0	..... my point is that firefox is the exception the the rule. it is becoming more widespread. smartarse.

09-18-2006, 10:37 AM	#6
PeterBryant Master Of Warez Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: On the internet Posts: 731 Trader Feedback: 0	fire fox is the best

09-18-2006, 10:48 AM	#7
FLai Mindless Fanboy Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 1,907 Trader Feedback: 0	True, but Firefox is one word and that isn't the best contribution I can think of.....

09-19-2006, 07:13 AM	#9
FLai Mindless Fanboy Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 1,907 Trader Feedback: 0	Yeh, my dad just gets rid of IE on any computers he fixes and tells them to use Firefox from now on. People just do whatever the experts tell them to

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