Google Chrome has 20% global market share

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Post by joejohnson » Fri, Jul 01, 2011, 1:43 PM UTC

Google Chrome has 20% global market share
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Re: Google Chrome has 20% global market share

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Post by dannylipsitz » Fri, Jul 01, 2011, 2:11 PM UTC

I'm sold on Google Chrome, but it's frustrating that some sites aren't available on Chrome and I'm forced to used Firefox and Safari from time to time. Does that qualify me as a user of all three, thereby inflating the statistics?

Re: Google Chrome has 20% global market share

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Post by wccrawford » Fri, Jul 01, 2011, 2:12 PM UTC

So the real question is: What did Chrome do differently than Firefox to gain market share that fast?

Re: Google Chrome has 20% global market share

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Post by dfogge » Fri, Jul 01, 2011, 2:15 PM UTC

wccrawford wrote: post #3

So the real question is: What did Chrome do differently than Firefox to gain market share that fast?

well for one: advertising on the google home page.

Re: Google Chrome has 20% global market share

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Post by marknutter » Fri, Jul 01, 2011, 2:17 PM UTC

dannylipsitz wrote: post #2

I'm sold on Google Chrome, but it's frustrating that some sites aren't available on Chrome and I'm forced to used Firefox and Safari from time to time. Does that qualify me as a user of all three, thereby inflating the statistics?

What sites aren't available on Google Chrome?

Re: Google Chrome has 20% global market share

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Post by zwentz » Fri, Jul 01, 2011, 2:17 PM UTC

wccrawford wrote: post #3

So the real question is: What did Chrome do differently than Firefox to gain market share that fast?

Did what Firefox did to IE? They treated Firefox as a slow, bloated, antiquated browser; a browser too in your face with too many security holes.

In other words they built a better browser, and had the powerhouse that is Google behind it for marketing.

Re: Google Chrome has 20% global market share

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Post by revorad » Fri, Jul 01, 2011, 2:18 PM UTC

wccrawford wrote: post #3

So the real question is: What did Chrome do differently than Firefox to gain market share that fast?

Massive advertising campaigns online and offline.

Re: Google Chrome has 20% global market share

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Post by pnathan » Fri, Jul 01, 2011, 2:18 PM UTC

wccrawford wrote: post #3

So the real question is: What did Chrome do differently than Firefox to gain market share that fast?

It's fast.

Oh, and it pop-up blocks, adblocks, and flashblocks.

Re: Google Chrome has 20% global market share

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Post by brfox » Fri, Jul 01, 2011, 2:19 PM UTC

dfogge wrote: post #4

wccrawford wrote: post #3

So the real question is: What did Chrome do differently than Firefox to gain market share that fast?

well for one: advertising on the google home page.

This is why Google+ will surely get a huge audience.

Re: Google Chrome has 20% global market share

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Post by zwentz » Fri, Jul 01, 2011, 2:23 PM UTC

marknutter wrote: post #5

dannylipsitz wrote: post #2

I'm sold on Google Chrome, but it's frustrating that some sites aren't available on Chrome and I'm forced to used Firefox and Safari from time to time. Does that qualify me as a user of all three, thereby inflating the statistics?

What sites aren't available on Google Chrome?

Just the ones that you rarely have to deal with, but you do have to deal with. Like your insurer's site, your bank's, if you're in college and you have to take tests online, that too.

Bank sites are just terrible in general. Why is my least secure password always on a bank site? Shouldn't they have the highest requirements as far as security goes?