Chrome rising, Internet Explorer slides

[rpm]

Chrome rising fast

Google's Chrome browser is gaining ground fast while Internet Explorer slides.

 

[Shayd]

Chrome FTW.. I find it fast and the instant google search is fantastic

 

[Xeonn]

Firefox is the business!

 

[DarkStreet]

Using FF now but would like to switch to Chrome sometime in the future. I've tried it on some sites and it was fast and stable.

 

[fonoi]

Any idea what audience these statistics are derived from?

 

[Catal]

I used Chrome for years when I was still windozing, but frequent crashes in Kubuntu Lucid and the fact that one cannot synchronize passwords to the web was the dealbreaker.

I now use FF on the nix with the XMarks Bookmarks and Password sync plugin and I'm not complaining.

 

[murraybiscuit]

thanks for the update mr otto. please state source of stats in future.

 

[w1z4rd]

Great article. Chrome ftw!

 

[w1z4rd]

thanks for the update mr otto. please state source of stats in future.

Erm.. he did?

Chrome, which Google launched in September 2008, accounted for 6.7% of the browser market at the end of April, as tracked by analyst NetApplications.

Quick to troll, slow to read.

 

[_TrXtR_]

Cause the only way other browser can gain ground is by fractions hehe

 

[murraybiscuit]

I used Chrome for years when I was still windozing, but frequent crashes in Kubuntu Lucid and the fact that one cannot synchronize passwords to the web was the dealbreaker.
I now use FF on the nix with the XMarks Bookmarks and Password sync plugin and I'm not complaining.

try using mozilla weave plugin. it syncs your history, forms, tabs open on other computers, passwords and bookmarks.
it integrates better with the native functionality of the browser and has double encryption using a password and passphrase.

 

[murraybiscuit]

Erm.. he did?
Quick to troll, slow to read.

apologies. let me clarify. geographical sample base.

 

[Catal]

try using mozilla weave plugin. it syncs your history, forms, tabs open on other computers, passwords and bookmarks.
it integrates better with the native functionality of the browser and has double encryption using a password and passphrase.

Very nice, I'm busy installing it right now, thx.

 

[Johnfpro]

FF works best for me followed by Opera. Have had some compatibility issues with Chrome on some websites

 

[fonoi]

I cant seem to find any information on their website on where they gather this data from.

Edit: Found this on another site : "Their data comes from a wide selection of sources and tracks over 160 million users."

Pretty useless data then unless you are a browser vendor or library dev.

 

[joeymojo]

Love chrome. I use Firefox the most followed by Chrome and then only IE. IE sux big time

 

[george_vg]

Mainly use Chrome now as well - annoying when I use IE and try to do a instant search in the address bar I do wonder when they will introduce print preview though - maybe there's a plugin by now will have to check again?

 

[duncan1a]

Chrome all the way on Ubuntu! (not to be confused with Chromuim). I used to use FF, but Chrome is so much faster and more stable. It's extensions library is growing fast and has some very good stuff (Gmail users: check out Autopen for rich signatures)

I will not mourn the passing of IE. MS should just stop making browsers already

 

[sin_x]

I used Chrome for years when I was still windozing, but frequent crashes in Kubuntu Lucid and the fact that one cannot synchronize passwords to the web was the dealbreaker.

I now use FF on the nix with the XMarks Bookmarks and Password sync plugin and I'm not complaining.

You used Chrome for years?
It was only released to the public in december 2008. It is now may 2010, which means that it has not even been around for two years.

 

[milomak]

I have finally switched

Win7 - Chrome Plus
Linux - Chromium
OSX - FF (until the Chrome java problem is sorted)