InformationWeek: Despite 100 Million IE 7 Installs, Microsoft’s Browser Still Loses Ground

“Although Microsoft recently touted the 100 millionth
installation of Internet Explorer 7, Web measurement firms said
that the new browser is simply being swapped out for older editions
and hasn’t had an impact on Firefox’s continued climb.

“‘[As of] January 8th, we had the 100 millionth IE7
installation,’ said Tony Chor, an IE group program manager, in an
entry on the team’s blog. ‘Even more important than installations
is usage. According to WebSideStory (the company we use to measure
browser usage), as of this week, over 25% of all visitors to sites
in the U.S. were using IE7, making IE7 the second most used browser
after IE6…'”

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