18 posts and columns on Net Applications

Internet Explorer on the Upswing

in News on April 3 at 5:29 am PT

Could IE’s slump finally be over?
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Apple’s Safari Browser Share Tops Five Percent for First Time

in News on October 1, 2011 at 12:08 am PT

Apple gained nearly half a percentage point in the operating system market as well, accounting for 6.45 percent of computers accessing the Internet, according to Net Applications.
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iPad Generates One Percent of World’s Web Traffic

in Mobile on July 5, 2011 at 4:06 am PT

Apple’s iPad passes the one percent milestone in worldwide browsing.
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IOS Devices Generate 2 Percent of Global Web Traffic

in News on February 2, 2011 at 6:15 am PT

A small, but noteworthy, milestone for iOS. According to the latest worldwide browser market-share survey by Net Applications, Apple’s mobile operating system now accounts for more than 2.06 percent of all Web browsing traffic.

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Browser Share: Chrome Continues Climb

in News on November 1, 2010 at 9:54 am PT

The latest month-to-month changes in Web browser share, as calculated by analytics outfit Net Applications, are measured in tenths of a percentage point, but they’re consistent with the year-to-date trends–namely significant gains for Google’s Chrome, modest gains for Apple’s Safari and slight slippage for everyone else. In October, Microsoft IE held 59.26 percent (off about three points since January), Mozilla’s Firefox edged down to 22.82 percent (down from 24.43 percent in January), Chrome rose to 8.47 percent (up more than three points for the year), Safari crept up to 5.33 percent (eight-tenths of a point better than January) and Opera trailed with a steady 2.28 percent.

Internet Explorer 9 Goes Beta Today

in News on September 15, 2010 at 6:15 am PT

Over the past few years, Internet Explorer’s share of the global browser market has slipped to a little over 60 percent from the more than 90 percent share it once held in 2003, according to Net Applications. So the release of Internet Explorer 9 to beta today is an important one for Microsoft, which hopes it will slow the gains of Google’s Chrome and Firefox at a time when more and more consumers are using the browser as a gateway to online services.

Safari Reader: A Dislike Button for Online Ads

in News on June 9, 2010 at 2:45 pm PT

Sure, Apple’s new Safari Reader “removes annoying ads and other visual distractions from online articles.” But does that necessarily make it a threat to ad-supported online publishing or an effort to force advertisers to embrace Apple’s new iAd platform? Not really.

Weekend Update 05.08.10–Boys of Summer Edition

in Social on May 8, 2010 at 3:46 pm PT

The flowers are blooming in Silicon Valley and the scoreboard shout-outs at AT&T Park, home of the San Francisco Giants, are stacked up as all the fashionable little start-ups treat their staffs to a dog, beers and some baseball.

Aiee! Internet Explorer’s Market Share Melting.

in Mobile on May 4, 2010 at 6:39 am PT

The slow, steady decline of Microsoft Internet Explorer continues apace with the ubiquitous browser charting another market share low in April. According to new data from Net Applications, IE ended the month with 59.95 percent of the browser market–down from 60.65 percent in March and from 67.77 percent the same time last year.
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Windows 7 Sales Also Boot Faster Than Vista

in News on February 3, 2010 at 5:00 am PT

It took about a year for Windows Vista to claim 10 percent market share, something its successor, Windows 7, has managed in just three months. New data from Net Applications show Microsoft’s latest operating system accounting for one in 10 computers accessing the Web as of the end of January.

Google's Chrome Nabs Sony

in News, September 1, 2009 at 1:30 am PT

Mozilla: In the Shadow of the “Don’t-Be-Evil Bulldozer”

in D7, May 28, 2009 at 11:20 am PT

IE Market Share: Down Nearly 15 Percent in Two Years

in News, January 2, 2009 at 8:30 am PT

Insert Bad Surfin' Safari Pun Here

in News, December 30, 2008 at 12:00 am PT

Insert Bad Surfin’ Safari Pun Here

in News, December 30, 2008 at 12:00 am PT

Windows Cloud Rolling In

in News, October 2, 2008 at 11:00 am PT

OS X Market Share: 8.23 Percent Down, 82.06 Percent to Go …

in News, October 2, 2008 at 8:50 am PT

Apple: Pacific Crest Sees Rising Cash Flow From iPhone

in News, August 19, 2008 at 10:54 am PT