[ Thanks to James
Maguire for this link. ]
“At the same time that Microsoft was launching the beta
for the latest version of its widely used browser last month,
Internet Explorer’s (IE) continued its slow but steady decline —
sliding to its lowest point ever, according to one Web analytics
firm.“The research arm of StatCounter reported Tuesday that, by its
criteria, IE use dropped to 49.9 percent in September on a
worldwide basis, the first time that Microsoft’s (NASDAQ: MSFT)
browser has fallen below 50 percent on StatCounter’s index.“”This is certainly a milestone in the Internet browser wars,”
Aodhan Cullen, CEO of StatCounter, said in a statement. “Just two
years ago IE dominated the worldwide market with 67 percent.”“IE remains the leading browser in the market place, however. At
least for now.”