Tag Archives: Chrome vs Firefox
StatCounter: Chrome Closing on 20%, Firefox Below 30%
Posted on 01. Jun, 2011 by Daniel Cawrey. 
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Oh what a difference twelve months makes.
It seems that last year around this time Chrome at version 5 was just a scrappy competitor in the browser market, and I often wondered what Google would do with their upstart browser and web-based operating system waiting in the wings. Now Chrome is on the cusp of breaking into the mainstream as you can see from the latest StatCounter browser statistics compiled from May.
For the record, Internet Explorer has a 43.87% share, Firefox takes second place with 29.29% and Chrome is close to breaking 20% with 19.36%. Judging by Google’s increased marketing efforts, this is going to continue in an upward climb. The company has an array of Chrome ads on television, is going all-out with web display advertising and is even putting notifications inside Google Apps for non-Chrome users to try the browser.
And the Rise Continues: Google Chrome Sees Usage Increase During April
Posted on 02. May, 2011 by Daniel Cawrey. 3 Comments
Has this ever been seen before in the browser wars? When you look at the following graph it seems almost unreal. Chrome has seemingly come out of nowhere to become a major player in the browser market. Google’s goal of pushing web innovation has brought us to a point where it may no longer be an early-adopter type of software application for much longer.
This is data that is compiled by StatCounter, which offers these browser stats for free for anyone to look at. It’s one of the reasons why I use it, although please do note that other data aggregators may have different numbers. According to StatCounter, IE is at the top with a 44.52% market share, Firefox is second with 29.67% and Chrome comes in third at 18.29%. That’s up roughly a percentage point from last month, when Chrome was at 17.37%.
Firefox 4 vs Chrome: What’s the Difference?
Posted on 24. Mar, 2011 by Daniel Cawrey. 6 Comments
Some time ago, Mozilla put out a release candidate for Firefox 4, and my first reaction was how close the new interface looked to that of Chrome. Since that time, Firefox 4 has officially launched, and I decided to take a closer look at the rival browser. What is it that makes Chrome and Firefox 4 different now that the latter looks so much like Google’s own browser?
Well, they aren’t completely the same. Firefox has different menus that are spread out across the browser. For example, it still has all of its old menus but they are now tucked in to a menu on the right that is called “Firefox”. The browser also still has one menu for URLs and one for a search box. When I installed the browser the default search engine was Bing. Compared to older versions of Firefox, this area certainly feels much more compact. Indeed, the size in height of these text boxes are smaller than Chrome’s Omnibox.
thechromesource Daily: Links for 12/27/10
Posted on 27. Dec, 2010 by Daniel Cawrey. 1 Comments
The rise of the Chrome browser has been almost entirely at Firefox’s expense.
The arrival of Chrome OS tops ZDNet’s top five Linux stories of 2010, and predicts it making headway in the future.
PCMag’s John C. Dvorak hopes that the newest edition of the browser wars will eliminate some software annoyances.
Over sixty million tabs were opened for charity donations with the Chrome for a Cause extension.
Here is a list of six great productivity extensions you can use with Chrome right now.
Chrome Browser Market Share at 13.35%
Posted on 01. Dec, 2010 by Daniel Cawrey. 2 Comments
November is over, and the tally for browser usage is in. In first is Internet Explorer with 48.16%, Firefox with 31.17%, Chrome with 13.35%, Safari with 4.7% and Opera with 2.01%. Here is a look at the graph to see how each stacks up against one another.
Do you think that Chrome will surpass Firefox anytime soon?
via StatCounter
Graph: More Users Prefer Chrome Than Firefox on Techmeme
Posted on 12. Oct, 2010 by Daniel Cawrey. 1 Comments
Technically savvy users are increasingly making the decision to use Chrome over Firefox as this graph from Business Insider using Techmeme data suggests.
Should Mozilla be concerned?
thechromesource Daily: Links for 9/23/10
Posted on 23. Sep, 2010 by Daniel Cawrey. 0 Comments
Chrome is starting to overtake Firefox in terms of power users, Lifehacker takes a look at why that might be.
Does Chrome Frame really matter now that Internet Explorer 9 has been released in beta?
The FCC has opened up vacant TV airwaves for use in wireless data services, a much needed boost for mobile connectivity.
The Stable and Beta channels of Chrome browser were updated last night with a fix for the V8 JavaScript engine.
Google Tutor has some tips for reproducing text in Chrome and Google Apps.
Video: Chrome vs Firefox Tab User Interface
Posted on 23. Sep, 2010 by Daniel Cawrey. 0 Comments
Lifehacker has posted a video that shows the differences in UI between Chrome 7 and Firefox 4′s tabs. While Chrome offers a bit of “pop” to the closing of a tab, Firefox does so in a more nuanced way. Which one do you think is better?
Does Chrome Only Have “Perceived” Speed Superiority?
Posted on 18. Jun, 2010 by Daniel Cawrey. 0 Comments
It was brought to my attention today that another intrepid blogger has taken a highly technical view on the Firefox versus Chrome debate. Since we’ve put up articles and videos directly related to this topic, it seems that we should give these thoughts a fair view here. The contention here is whether Chrome is really that fast, or if it is simply a perception from its user interface.
Here are some graphs and videos, check out the link to get more information on the terminology. I learned a lot from this post, and here’s hoping that you do too.
