StatCounter: Chrome Now Well Above 20 Percent

[Guest]

Mozilla may be capturing the headlines with the latest release of its Firefox browser today, but there is no denying that not everything is especially peachy in Mozilla's browserland.

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[dread_cthulhu]

Hah! This makes me happy! I love Chrome, especially the syncing feature and the fact that it's blazing fast. I never touch another browser these days.

 

[sliem]

I quit Firefox a few months ago. Too many browsers lol. I just use IE9 at home, and IE9+Chrome at work. No problem at all with IE9.

 

[nitrium]

I wish Google would do Chrome for iOS. Then I can have the same browser on all my devices. Hate Safari.

 

[dread_cthulhu]

[citation][nom]nitrium[/nom]I wish Google would do Chrome for iOS. Then I can have the same browser on all my devices. Hate Safari.[/citation]

Apple would just find some obscure reason to ban it from the app store if they did. LOL

 

[ghormax]

why not use Chromium, the open source version of Chrome?

 

[Guest]

to me, the best choises are Opera and Chromium...

 

[fir_ser]

Chrome is gaining market share because it is faster than other web browsers.

 

[Guest]

[citation][nom]fir_ser[/nom]Chrome is gaining market share because it is faster than other web browsers.[/citation]

It's gaining market share because every little random thing you download from google or third party software tries to install it on your computer. I've never seen that with FF.

 

[nebun]

[citation][nom]nitrium[/nom]I wish Google would do Chrome for iOS. Then I can have the same browser on all my devices. Hate Safari.[/citation]
they do...just have to know where to get it

 

[nebun]

[citation][nom]ghormax[/nom]why not use Chromium, the open source version of Chrome?[/citation]
because it opens the door for a lot of crap

 

[TeKEffect]

I used to try lots of browsers, sense I went Chrome I've never wanted anything else

 

[xerroz]

[citation][nom]gnookergi[/nom]It's gaining market share because every little random thing you download from google or third party software tries to install it on your computer. I've never seen that with FF.[/citation]
This. Most people just click "next" too so 99% of them don't even know it got installed

 

[Silmarunya]

[citation][nom]nitrium[/nom]I wish Google would do Chrome for iOS. Then I can have the same browser on all my devices. Hate Safari.[/citation]

Rescue is near: use Opera Mini for your iOS device and Opera for your desktop. The first browser with sync features, speed dials, tabs (yes, they were the first major browser with tabs) and so on. Oh, and blazing fast as well.

 

[Silmarunya]

[citation][nom]nebun[/nom]because it opens the door for a lot of crap[/citation]

Care to elaborate on that? Chrome and Chromium are identical: just as safe, just as stable, same features and extensions. The only difference is the lack of certain privacy breaching tokens collected by Google when using Chrome.

 

[raurelian]

[citation][nom]Silmarunya[/nom]Rescue is near: use Opera Mini for your iOS device and Opera for your desktop. The first browser with sync features, speed dials, tabs (yes, they were the first major browser with tabs) and so on. Oh, and blazing fast as well.[/citation]

Yep, love Opera - innovation all the way. Have your desktop Opera sync with the Mobile one and you are all set - not to mention the Turbo mode! Internet is blazing fast anywhere I am (even with the netbook on the a edge of a free WiFi)

 

[Silmarunya]

[citation][nom]raurelian[/nom]Yep, love Opera - innovation all the way. Have your desktop Opera sync with the Mobile one and you are all set - not to mention the Turbo mode! Internet is blazing fast anywhere I am (even with the netbook on the a edge of a free WiFi)[/citation]

Oh yeah, Turbo is great for mobile internet. It really speeds up browsing and saves you money if you're on a limited data plan/pay per mb.

 

[Pherule]

If browsers had market share based on how good they actually were, Opera would be ahead of Chrome right now. Since Chrome has support and advertisement from a huge company like Google, and Opera has virtually no advertisement, naturally Chrome is gaining market share.

Opera could take off - if they get their advertisement right. They need to make some deals with a few larger companies.

 

[Silmarunya]

[citation][nom]Pherule[/nom]If browsers had market share based on how good they actually were, Opera would be ahead of Chrome right now. Since Chrome has support and advertisement from a huge company like Google, and Opera has virtually no advertisement, naturally Chrome is gaining market share.Opera could take off - if they get their advertisement right. They need to make some deals with a few larger companies.[/citation]

Opera can't afford advertising and doesn't need it either.

For starters, they enjoy a very healthy position in the mobile market, where they managed to gain a name for themselves (primarily by being the first functional mobile browsers, although they were also the first functional web browser, yet didn't manage to capitalize on that). On the desktop, their market share is clearly high enough to turn a profit (Opera Software ASA is a profitable compnay).

Second, a large portion of their revenue comes from licensing. For example, the Presto rendering engine (one of the fastest and most consistent in the browsing world) is used by Adobe's CS4-5 for rendering. Given the size of Adobe, the licensing fee might well be their primary source of income.

 

[Guest]

I use Chrome but I'd switch to IE9 if only I could find an Ad Blocker for it.