Internet Explorer has long been declining in popularity, but it hit an abandonment milestone in October as its market share dropped below 50 per cent for the first time in more than a decade. What browsers are reaping the benefits?
Microsoft’s browser is far from dead, but the October stats are hardly favourable. Some of IE’s decline can be attributed to the rapid increase in mobile browser usage — Safari rules that land. But while IE is still hovering above 50 per cent of users on desktops, it’s dropping fast — nearly 2 per cent last month. Most of the defecting desktop users are going to Chrome, but Firefox still has an edge over Google’s browser. Check out graphs above for more or head over to Ars Technica for comprehensive analysis of web usage. [Ars Technica]