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Net Applications "FIREFOX CONTINUES TO ERODE MICROSOFT DOMINANCE"

FIREFOX CONTINUES TO ERODE MICROSOFT DOMINANCE

NetApplications, a leader in Web-based applications that measure, monitor and market Web sites for the Small to Medium Enterprise (SME), today announced through its monthly Web site traffic analysis that Firefox continues to sway users away from Microsoft's Internet Explorer.

FireFox reached 8% during the month of May up from 7.38 % in April. FireFox's gain is Microsoft's loss whose base dipped to 87.23% in May down .77% from April of 2005. Safari also gained a modest tenth of a percentage posting 1.91% in May 2005. Most other browsers experienced little change during the same time period.

"While 87-percent market share may seem like market dominance, the numbers are revealing an average of .5 to 1% loss of users each month," noted Dan Shapero, Chief Operating Officer of NetApplications. "FireFox is gaining traction with early adopters and its popularity and adoption rate are starting to tap into mass-market acceptance as buzz continues to build."

May 2005 Browser/Market Share:
Microsoft Internet Explorer - 87.23%
FireFox - 8.06%
Netscape - 1.64%
Safari - 1.91%
Mozilla - 0.58%
Opera - 0.51%
Other - 0.07%

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「5月のFirefoxのシェアは8％強，IEが前月比0.77ポイント縮小」，米調査 | 日経 xTECH（クロステック）も参照。