Choosing
Posted on August 29, 2002 @ 18:38 in General
Netscape launches version 7 and News.com reports Netscape's marketshare is down to an all time low of only 3.4 percent (also see the browser stats in this previous post).
The News.com article opens with the following line:
Netscape Communications on Thursday launched the latest version of its Web browser amid mounting evidence that most Internet surfers are choosing Microsoft's Internet Explorer instead.
There's not much choosing happening here, is there? 90 percent of all computers runs Windows and Windows comes with IE and since version 5 Internet Explorer has been "good enough" for most people. Most people couldn't care less about the browser they're using, as long as it shows them their webpages and gets them into Hotmail. For most people there never comes a moment where they choose a browser. They have one and it works. Why go out of your way to install another dishwasher or fridge if your kitchen comes with a decent one?
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