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Windows 7 now powering most PCs, passed 50-percent threshold in June
Source: http://www.engadget.com/2012/07/02/statcounter-windows-7-top-OS/
Windows 8 may be on the horizon with a fall 2012 release, but Microsoft’s current OS, Win 7, just became the world’s most prolific PC operating system, passing the 50-percent threshold last month. According to StatCounter, Windows 7, which overtook XP around the time of its golden anniversary last fall, has made its way onto 50.2 percent of the world’s computers, compared to 29.9 percent for Microsoft’s eXPerience during the same period. Launched in 2001, XP remains in the runner-up position, but shows a steady decline along with Vista, which never had much of a share to begin with. Oddly enough, iOS also appears as a modest portion of StatCounter’s chart, which we presume represents iPads, which in this case fall within the same category (the company tracks mobile operating systems separately, where Android has ticked slightly ahead). If you own a PC running Windows 7, you can rest assured knowing that you’re in good company. And we imagine that an even greater number of those current XP users will depart come 2014, when Microsoft has pledged to discontinue support of the aging millennial. Hit up our source link below for all of StatCounter’s charts.
StatCounter: Windows 7 no! w poweri ng most PCs, passed 50-percent threshold in June originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 02 Jul 2012 10:43:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Google Completely Dominates Mobile Search
Google has effectively monopolized the mobile search market. Google’s mobile search market share was 96.9 percent in May, according to Global StatCounter. For comparison, Google’s U.S. desktop search share was 66.7 percent last month, according to comScore (and probably even higher overseas).
Given that Google is the default search engine on iOS and Android—which represent around 80 percent of the global smartphone market—its dominance is not surprising, but it also provides some insight into the mobile ad market.
The majority of mobile ad revenues come from search, which is really just an extension of the desktop. Many assume that mobile will be a huge new revenue stream for companies like Google, but advertisers may just be shifting their resources to meet changing consumer behaviors.
Chrome overtakes Internet Explorer in global browser share for the first time
Source: http://www.engadget.com/2012/06/01/statcounter-chrome-overtakes-internet-explorer-in-global-browse/
Chrome’s share of internet use just inched past Microsoft’s Internet Explorer last month, laying claim to king of the web browsers. Statcounter’s analytics measured that 32.43 percent of its 15 billion page-views were done on Google’s browser, while Internet Explore took 32.12 percent and Firefox 25.55 percent. According to StatCounter, an upswing of over 0.6 percent to Firefox (from Internet Explorer) helped Chrome claim the top spot. The month rounds off some impressive growth for Chrome in 2012, which claimed second place in Statcounter’s results at the start of the year. Now, if Google could just get that mobile version out to more handsets, we could see how it fares against small-screen competition.
Statcounter: Chrome overtakes Internet Explorer in global browser share for the first time originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 01 Jun 2012 07:32:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Google Chrome Beats Internet Explorer To Become The World’s Most Popular Browser (MSFT, GOOG, AAPL)
Source: http://www.businessinsider.com/chart-of-the-day-top-browsers-2012-5
Google’s Chrome browser, which doesn’t come pre-installed on any computer, has leapt past Internet Explorer, which is pre-installed in over 90% of all computers, to become the most popular web browser.
This comes from StatCounter, which tracks web traffic through its own widget. It’s not a perfect data set, but it seems to be as good as any other, and most other analytics groups seem to be illustrating the same trend.
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Google Chrome Just Passed Internet Explorer To Become The World’s Most Popular Web Browser
Source: http://www.businessinsider.com/google-overtakes-internet-explorer-as-most-popular-browser-2012-5
After months of chipping away at its lead, Google Chrome has finally overtaken Internet Explorer to become most popular web browser worldwide.
Chrome’s share of the market rose to 32.8% in the week ending May 20, while Internet Explorer’s share of the market dropped to 31.9%, according to new data from StatCounter, via TheNextWeb. This marks the first full week that Chrome has beaten Explorer.
Google’s browser had previously topped Explorer for a single day back in March.
Mozilla’s Firefox is the third most popular browser with just more than a 25% of the market.
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Google Chrome Just Passed Internet Explorer To Become The World’s Most Popular Web Browser
Source: http://www.businessinsider.com/google-overtakes-internet-explorer-as-most-popular-browser-2012-5
After months of chipping away at its lead, Google Chrome has finally overtaken Internet Explorer to become most popular web browser worldwide.
Chrome’s share of the market rose to 32.8% in the week ending May 20, while Internet Explorer’s share of the market dropped to 31.9%, according to new data from StatCounter, via TheNextWeb. This marks the first full week that Chrome has beaten Explorer.
Google’s browser had previously topped Explorer for a single day back in March.
Mozilla’s Firefox is the third most popular browser with just more than a 25% of the market.
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Mobile web usage doubling every year, Nokia leads the way
Source: http://www.engadget.com/2012/02/07/statcounter-mobile-web-usage-doubling-every-year-nokia-leads-t/
We already knew that Nokia sits atop the world’s market when it comes to shipments and market share. As it turns out, though, the Finnish manufacturer leads the way in terms of mobile web browsing, too. That’s according to the latest report from StatCounter, which found that Nokia handsets account for about 40 percent of the world’s mobile browsing, followed by Apple, at around 29 percent. Coming in at a relatively distant third is Samsung, with an approximately 14 percent share. Android OEMs as a whole, however, account for a little under 25 percent of the world’s mobile browsing, while RIM came in at just 8.3 percent (thought it still ranks second in the UK, behind Apple). Overall, global mobile web usage has just about doubled every year since 2009, which is both crazy and not crazy. For more numbers and insight, check out the full PR after the break.
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StatCounter: Mobile web usage doubling every year, Nokia leads the way originally appeared on E ngadget on Tue, 07 Feb 2012 23:51:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Early reports show IE not faring well in the post-ballot screen days
Source: http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/22/early-reports-show-ie-not-faring-well-in-the-post-ballot-screen/
Most PC users hit the web using Internet Explorer by default, simply because that’s what came along with Windows. Now, after antitrust investigations, European users get a choice of browser to install via ballot screen, and initial reports are not good for ‘ol IE. According to Statcounter, IE use in France has dropped 2.5 percent since last month’s implementation of the ballot, 1.3 percent in Italy, and 1 percent in Britain. It’s still early days, and it’ll take more than this to chip away from IE’s 62 percent lead in the browser war, but it’s certainly not a good trend for Microsoft. With that in mind, we’re going to have to ask you to place your bets now.
Early reports show IE not faring well in the post-ballot screen days originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 22 Mar 2010 08:31:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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