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LinuxWorld Australia: Firefox Finally Breaks 10 Percent Barrier

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Apr 5, 2006

“Firefox, the free open-source Web browser from Mozilla.org,
quietly gained enough users in March to finally grab 10 percent of
the Web browser market, according to a report released Monday by
Web audience measurement firm Net Applications.

“Firefox was used by 10.05 percent of Web surfers last month, up
from 9.75 percent in February. That compared to the 84.7 percent of
users on various versions of Microsoft Corp.’s Internet Explorer
(IE) in March…”

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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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