Within 1 day of launch Firefox 4 Has Already Eclipsed IE9 and Opera 11

[Garbage]

Mozilla has just released Firefox 4, and in less than a day clocked more than twice the downloads Microsoft boasted about after the release of Internet Explorer 9.

Now website analytics company StatCounter says the browser has already taken 1.95 percent of the worldwide Internet browser market.

In contrast, StatCounter adds, Internet Explorer 9 has taken only 0.87 percent of the worldwide browser market a week after its debut.

And as you can tell from the screenshot above, not only Firefox 4 but also the recently released Opera 11 browser has a steady lead over IE9.

Worth noting: Internet Explorer 9 isn’t compatible with Windows XP, the ageing operating system that still has an enormous user base around the world.

When all versions of each browser are taken into account, Internet Explorer still leads the global market with 45 percent, followed by Firefox with 30 percent and Chrome with 17 percent, the analytics company says. The company recently reported that Firefox overtook IE to become the number one browser in Europe for the first time in December 2010.

In the US, IE (all versions combined) leads the market with an even bigger margin: 48 percent, followed by Firefox at 26 percent and Chrome at 14 percent.

StatCounter says its Global Stats numbers are based on aggregate data collected on a sample exceeding 15 billion page views per month from a network of more than three million websites.

Source: StatCounter: Firefox 4 Has Already Eclipsed Internet Explorer 9

[furious_gamer]

^^ Is that stats true? Cox AFAI seen, many of my friends and relatives using FF and Chrome and even in our village, i used to see people using FF to browse. BTW i am shocked the see IE is at top spot.

[nims11]

i am also shocked. i have never used IE8

[NIGHTMARE]

^^ me too ages

[nims11]

wow, look at this
Firefox 4 Download Stats

[ithehappy]

It's quite normal FF will exceed all the other browsers in download numbers, no news is that to me, it's quite common

[JojoTheDragon]

Originally Posted by nims11

wow, look at this
Firefox 4 Download Stats

wOOt!
FF 4 iz the best!

[Liverpool_fan]

Originally Posted by nims11

i am also shocked. i have never used IE8

IE 8 is bundled with Windows 7.

[Vyom]

Originally Posted by Liverpool_fan

IE 8 is bundled with Windows 7.

Yeah... IE 8 is bundled with Win 7, and which is the Awesomest Browser Ever.....


to d/w Firefox !

[Garbage]

What is IE?
IE is a software which comes with Windows and is used to download browsers like Firefox / Chrome / Opera.

[Zangetsu]

Any improvement in final version of FF4

[Faun]

I am still to download, In Asia largest number of downloaders are from Japan, India and Indonesia.
In India most downloaders are from Maharashtra And in Maharashatra Pune is at number second

I am still to download it though :/

[Vyom]

^^ What :C_surprised: Downloading in the 1st 24 hours was necessary for creating record! Now, it doesn't matter that much

[Garbage]

Originally Posted by Faun

I am still to download, In Asia largest number of downloaders are from Japan, India and Indonesia.
In India most downloaders are from Maharashtra And in Maharashatra Pune is at number second

There is my 1 cent.

[ithehappy]

Originally Posted by Garbage

What is IE?
IE is a software which comes with Windows and is used to download browsers like Firefox / Chrome / Opera.

+1

[NainO]

Originally Posted by Garbage

What is IE?
IE is a software which comes with Windows and is used to download browsers like Firefox / Chrome / Opera.

In situation like this, digit DVDs comes in handy

[Sam]

Originally Posted by Garbage

What is IE?
IE is a software which comes with Windows and is used to download browsers like Firefox / Chrome / Opera.

Originally Posted by ithehappy

+1

make it 2

Originally Posted by NainO

In situation like this, digit DVDs comes in handy

i have one of my drive dedicated to software collection & have a MS folder which contains XP & Win7 backups. also their softwares. only thing it lacks, is IE installer (speaking proudly).

[nims11]

my first browser(and the last IE) i used was IE6 and the experience i gained while using it was enough to let me never use IE again. a dial-up connection added to the frustration...

[tkin]

Is it me or Firefox is still the slowest browser to start up(maybe the add ons?? Should come with a add on check tool like IE9), also the firefox menu button has a small square rectangle with missing texture on it, I'm gonna reinstall and report.

[Piyush]

Originally Posted by Garbage

What is IE?
IE is a software which comes with Windows and is used to download browsers like Firefox / Chrome / Opera.

nice one

[tkin]

Update- A reinstall fixed all, firefox now starts as fast as opera or chrome, now to install a few addons, and later I'll test a cold start.

[Piyush]

wow ff4 is so cool
just downloaded it and did a test run
will arrange some required addons now

[nims11]

lol, mozilla calls the address bar as the "awesome bar"

the refresh/stop button isnt placed right... i am used to see them on the left side of the "awesome bar"....

[Garbage]

Originally Posted by nims11

lol, mozilla calls the address bar as the "awesome bar"

the refresh/stop button isnt placed right... i am used to see them on the left side of the "awesome bar"....

Use it for few more days and you will get to know the awesomeness of the awesome bar.
BTW, here is some help - Firefox’s Awesome Bar – Some Must Known Tips and Tricks

[ico]

tbh, Firefox 4 is as fast as Opera or Chrome now. You don't really notice those benchmark performance differences in real life.

[Sid_gamer]

Originally Posted by vineet369

Yeah... IE 8 is bundled with Win 7, and which is the Awesomest Browser Ever.....


to d/w Firefox !

lol...

I am a big supporter of Firefox and as far as the new release is concerned, Firefox 4.0 rocks to the core...

[nisargshah95]

FF4 got improved startup times too!
It just rocks!!!
Open Source rocks!!!

[tkin]

Originally Posted by nisargshah95

FF4 got improved startup times too!
It just rocks!!!
Open Source rocks!!!

FF4 cold start is still slower than chrome(and I use adblock plus on both), but it looks fantastic, much better than chrome does.

[Sid_gamer]

^^
True..
Mozilla really did a good job in the UI department and add to that the amazing collection of Personas add-ons, FF4 looks and works freshly different from the others...

[Vyom]

I am loving the improvement that now, tab placement in FF 4.0 is like that of Chrome. When in maximized mode, the tab borders touch the edges, which makes it easier to select a tab, by just running the mouse over it.
Currently, even Opera lacks this!