Firefox Adoption Driven by Windows Users.
I was surprised to see an article on Email Battles today that shows the rise on Firefox usage looks like it’s actually being driven by Windows users. I was under the impression that IE still dominated the Windows desktop market by virtue of being pre-installed.
Email Battles stats show that 34% of their visitors use an OS other than Windows, yet 58% of their visitors use Firefox.
My own stats on Tales from the Motherboard show 45% use an OS other than Windows and 38% use Firefox. However, many of my reades are GNU/Linux users so only 31% of my remaining readers use IE.
And New Linux User? 65% use an OS other than Windows and 50% use Firefox. 35% use Windows but only 14% use IE.
I have to admit that I didn’t think very much of Firefox when it came out. I thought it was slow, bloated, and since I have almost never had a virus of piece of malware anyhow, I thought that the security implications were being overblown. However, as a full-time GNU/Linux user I have to admit that it’s the best browser going.
I had always thought that it was the FOSS community that was driving Firefox adoption, but that doesn’t appear to be the case.
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8 opinions for Firefox Adoption Driven by Windows Users.
Martin McCallion
Mar 29, 2006 at 6:30 am
By definition it _is_ “the FOSS community”: Firefox users are part of the community (even if they don’t necessarily describe themselves as such).
Jon
Mar 29, 2006 at 6:35 am
True enough, Martin. I guess I was thinking more of the community that understands and is passionate about free software. I’m not sure many non-free operating system Firefox users fit into that category.
Thanks!
manfromthezoo
Apr 4, 2006 at 10:28 am
Still, it’s nice to see information that suggests people are becoming aware they have a choice as far as their software is concerned…be that a web browser or their OS. Good stuff.
Paige
Apr 7, 2006 at 1:18 pm
My browser is firefox. I accidentally blocked a website called http://www.hotmail.com from my internet. Can anyone help me UN-block it??????
How can I unblock the website www.hotmail.com from my internet? » cmtheisen
Apr 7, 2006 at 1:34 pm
[…] I took the liberty of forwarding your question to some bloggers who have reviewed Firefox on their sites. They might be able to provide an answer for you, so please check back regularly and see if they post your answer on their blogs. http://www.newlinuxuser.com/firefox-adoption-driven-by-windows-users-2/ […]
Hank
Apr 9, 2006 at 10:15 am
Firefox bloated?? I guess that’s why you’re writing a Linux newbie site.
Jon
Apr 9, 2006 at 12:01 pm
Learn to read, Hank:
“I have to admit that I didn’t think very much of Firefox when it came out.”
The active part being “when it came out”.
Nex time you comment here, I’d prefer if you left something constructive rather than the negative crap that the Linux community frequently gets flamed for. You’re part of the problem.
Shundra Brown
Mar 26, 2008 at 10:10 am
I need to unblock http://www.hotmail.com so I can assess it from my work computer
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