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Press Release - August 11, 2008

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The Browser and Operating System Market Share White Paper has just been released by the IT Productivity Center

Park City, UT –  Janco has found the Firefox has lost some market share in the last three months. Victor Janulaitis, the CEO of Janco said, “With the demise of Netscape and the release of Vista Service Pack 1 users have not jumped on the Microsoft bandwagon.”

The summary findings in Janco's August 2008 Browser and OS Market Share White Paper are:

  • Firefox’s market share now is 18.94% versus 16.30% in August 2007

  • IE’s market share is 58.50% versus 65.48% in August 2007 

  • Netscape’s market share has remained at the same level (11.63%) as before the announcement that it would no longer be supported.

  • Google Desktop is gaining in popularity and now commands 4.01% of the market

  • Microsoft’s Vista continues to have a slow acceptance and is on approximately 14.94% of internet connected desktops.

 

A summary of Janco’s browser market share data can be found on the  IT Productivity Center’s web site (http://www.itproductivity.org/browser.htm.  In addition the full white paper with excel spread sheets can be purchased at both sites for $249.

Firefox Browser Market Share History

 

Trends in Browser OS Market Share - August 2008, 2007, 2006, & 2005

Browser Market Share Trend

One additional finding in the report is that Microsoft’s new Operating System, Vista now has over 14% of the market of business and enterprise users who browse the Internet.

Operating Systems Market Share for Internet Users May 2008

Vista Market Share

 

The IT Productivity Center has collected consistent data on browser activity since September 1997.  The data is collected from commercial sites that focus on business to business activity. 

About the IT Productivity Center

The IT Productivity Center is a division of Janco Associates' Inc which  is a Mountain States based consulting firm that publishes the HandiGuide® series of book used by IT, HR and other professionals as the source of information on topics from PC Polices to job positions and responsibilities. In addition to its electronic books and survey publishing.

 

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