After more than 70 months without a significant drop in its share of the U.S. Web browser market, Microsoft Internet Explorer (IE) saw its hold on the mouse clicks of Web surfers slip by one percent over the last month. On the basis of a daily survey of some 30 million browsers, WebSideStory, a San Diego-based Web metrics company, reported that IE’s wedge of the browser pie declined to 94.16 percent on July 9th from 95.73 percent on June 4th. “This is the first time that IE has lost any notable market share in the last six years,” WebSideStory Analyst Geoff Johnston told TechNewsWorld.
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IE Market Share Tumbles for First Time in Six Years
Posted by: John P. Mello Jr. July 13, 2004 07:40 AMAfter more than 70 months without a significant drop in its share of the U.S. Web browser market, Microsoft Internet Explorer (IE) saw its hold on the mouse clicks of Web surfers slip by one percent over the last month. On the basis of a daily survey of some 30 million browsers, WebSideStory, a San Diego-based Web metrics company, reported that IE’s wedge of the browser pie declined to 94.16 percent on July 9th from 95.73 percent on June 4th. “This is the first time that IE has lost any notable market share in the last six years,” WebSideStory Analyst Geoff Johnston told TechNewsWorld.