A short time after Internet Explorer 9 was launched, Firefox 4 made its debut. A week after Internet Explorer counted about 2.4 million first day downloads, Firefox 4 scored three times as many. Microsoft could be faulted for some of the beating, because Internet Explorer 9 has no support for Windows XP, while Firefox 4 does.
Firefox 4 eats Internet Explorer 9’s release
There were almost 7 million downloads of Firefox 4 within the first twenty-four hours it launched on Tues. One day after Internet Explorer 9 was launched, 2.4 million users had downloaded the upgrade. IE9 is definitely losing to Firefox 4. Still, nothing can compare to the "Download Day" that Mozilla did to win a Guinness World Record with Firefox 3.0 having 8 million download in the first twenty-four hours. Most of the Firefox 4 downloads came from Europe, where Mozilla has a huge following. About 44 percent of the Firefox 4 first-day downloads came from Europe. About 26 percent came in North America. Asian users followed with 20 percent. The remainder came from the rest of the world.
Microsoft claims goodbye to the old Windows XP
In the first day download competition, Firefox was bound to beat Internet Explorer 9 based on what Microsoft did. Microsoft developed Internet Explorer 9 for Windows 7 and Windows Vista only, a strategy that could find company CEO Steve Ballmer in need of a personal bank loan. Net Applications explained that Windows XP is 10 years old and used by about 61 percent of Windows machines in Feb. although it can't use Internet Explorer 9. It was really significant to create a Firefox 4 that those on Windows XP could enjoy because it’s such a big group. Firefox engineer Jonathan Nightingale explained this is why it was so essential to put together, states GeekWire. Microsoft wasn't preparing on wasting time developing Internet Explorer 9 "to the lowest common denominator," in accordance with a statement over it. Windows XP users might be forced to upgrade because of this change Microsoft has made.
How Firefox makes Mozilla money
The stakes in the browser market for Mozilla are high. Tracking user information for advertisers is the way that Microsoft and Google make money. Mozilla has links in the built in search bar to make money from though. Mozilla makes more money as a non-profit foundation while there are more users for Firefox. In 2009, the foundation made $104 million – up 34 percent from 2008, when revenues were $78 million. In 2009, Internet Explorers market share was at 68 percent, which it now has dropped to 56.8 percent, although that is nevertheless in the lead. Firefox has a 21.7 percent market share although it lost 2.5 percentage points in market share because of all the delays for Firefox 4. The large winner in the browser war is Google Chrome, which has grown from nothing to capture about 11 percent of the market in the same period.
Citations
MSNBC
technolog.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2011/03/23/6327891-firefox-4-soars-thanks-to-microsofts-luddite-customers
Computerworld
computerworld.com/s/article/9214982/Firefox_4_thumps_IE9_in_first_day_download_contest
TechCrunch
techcrunch.com/2010/11/18/state-of-mozilla/
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