The 3 most used Internet browsers are Internet Explorer from Microsoft, Mozilla Firefox and Google Chrome. Although Internet Explorer and Firefox still are dominating the market, there is a strong declining trend in usage. Google Chrome is gaining more market share during the last months. It looks like Chrome is on a serious mission to rank #1 in the so called “Internet Browser Wars“.
Browser Ranking 2011
- Microsoft Internet Explorer - (introduced 1995)
- Mozilla Firefox – (introduced 2003)
- Google Chrome (introduced 2009)
Statistics from Statcounter.com
In general people do not care much what the differences are between the programs, therefore they just use the browser which is available on their devices to access the internet. Google Chrome set a new standard with its new design since its introduction. Now all major browser programs took example and also became more user friendly and functional.
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DAW: I have used all three popular browsers over time and currently I am using Google Chrome and Firefox. I prefer these browsers for their easy-to-use interface, speed of loading web pages and extension/add-on functionality.
