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In <a href="http://www.onestat.com/html/aboutus_pressbox48-microsoft-internet-explorer-usage.html">figures released in October</a>, Mozilla’s Firefox browser had 11.49% share of the global market, with Microsoft’s IE7 on 85.85%, according to OneStat. Microsoft had hoped that the new IE7 help reassert its dominance, but Firefox 2.0 could prove to be a thorn in its side. Microsoft's new browser has been well-received in general, with Microsoft's server said to be <a href="http://networks.silicon.com/webwatch/0,39024667,39163401,00.htm">'buckling under the weight of downloads'</a>. More than three million downloads were reported within the first week. It will be a few weeks before IE7 is updated automatically for millions of users. Yet there are reports of <a href="/blog/350-ie7-upgrade-may-cause-problems-for-web-developers">compatability problems with IE7</a>, with some websites failing to render in the browser. Some bloggers have praised Microsoft’s new browser, with its improved security features and tabbed browsing proving popular. <a href="http://marceloromeo.spaces.live.com/Blog/cns!A37696836B42A19!544.entry">IT Specialist was full of praise</a>: <blockquote> "..it's well worth the upgrade…IE7 is the equal of Firefox 1.5, and in some ways better. “ </blockquote> Others, such as <a href="http://evans.blogware.com/blog/_archives/2006/10/19/2428518.html">Mark Evans</a>, preferred to wait and see what the new version of Firefox will offer: <blockquote> “What if IE7 isn't the be all and end all of browsers? What if it's simply a much-needed improvement from IE 6, which was still using Spyglass technology from late-1990s?" </blockquote> Firefox 2.0 was beta tested by more than one million people prior to release.

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2006-10-24T16:25:00+01:00

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<img alt="Firefox 2.0 released" src="http://e-consultancy.lemonfoundation.com/logos/firefox.jpg" /> Just a week or so after Microsoft launched Internet Explorer 7, Mozilla has released the new version of its open source browser - Firefox 2.0 - prompting some people to suggest that the browser wars of the ninieties are back on. Features of the <a href="http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/2.0/releasenotes/">new Firefox browser</a> include phishing protection, which reports if a web site may be malicious; session saving, which restores windows or Firefox tabs if the browser crashes; improved access to Web feeds; spell checking; and search suggestions.

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For stats relating to desktop browsers, see Econsultancy's <a href="http://econsultancy.com/reports/technology-adoption-statistics">Technology Adoption Statistics Compendium</a>.

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2006-10-25T11:12:00+01:00

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