On Sunday March 18, 2012, Chrome officially became the leading browser for the first time. Tarmo Virki, writing for Reuters, explains:
On March 18, Chrome was used for 32.7 percent of all browsing, while Explorer had 32.5 percent share. When people returned to their offices on Monday, the IE share rose to 35 percent and Chrome’s share slipped to 30 percent.
So What?
Googles’ Chrome has been climbing and Microsoft’s Internet Explorer has been fading for quite some time. Over the last year, when considered on a monthly basis, Chrome’s market share has increased from 17% to 31% while Explorer’s share has decreased from 45% to 35%.
- What is your preferred internet browser and why? How often (and for what reasons) do you use a different browser?
- When you encounter a website that isn’t fully functional do you tend to switch browsers or deal with whatever limitations you are experiencing? What are the implications for your church or ministry’s website?