Jim Lynch: Off the Top of My Head…

More good news. Let’s hope this continues.

Alternative Web browsers Mozilla and Firefox experienced another month of growth at the expense of Microsoft’s dominant Internet Explorer, according to an online study.

The percentage of Americans using Mozilla and Firefox, two open-source browsers funded by the Mozilla Foundation, grew to 6 percent in October from 5.2 percent in September and 3.5 percent in June. That 6 percent was split evenly between the two browsers.

While Microsoft’s IE continued as the overwhelming market leader, it witnessed another marginal decline, this time a dip of 0.8 percent. IE claimed 95.5 percent of users in June, 93.7 percent in September, and 92.9 percent last month. The Opera browser and Apple Computer’s Safari combined reached just more than 1 percent of users.

Note: I’ve gotten some email from folks that assume that I “hate” Internet Explorer and/or Microsoft. I don’t hate either of them. I would, however, like to see more competition in the browser space. IE’s dominance has let Microsoft sit on its rear end for way, way too long and that needs to change. More competition means more innovation and a better experience for all browser users.

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