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Microsoft Edge is now second most popular desktop browser, beats Firefox; Chrome at 68% market share

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  1. [5]
    stu2b50
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    Graphs don't even have Chrome on it anymore, with 68.5% market share vs Edge's 7.59% at second. And Edge is effectively a fork of Chromium at this point. Really makes you think. Chrome has a...

    Graphs don't even have Chrome on it anymore, with 68.5% market share vs Edge's 7.59% at second. And Edge is effectively a fork of Chromium at this point. Really makes you think.

    Chrome has a stranglehold on the browser marketshare. As a result, Google can dictate 76% of how the world sees the internet. Hot damn.

    I'm surprised Firefox is actually losing marketshare over 2019, and quite a bit too, percentage wise.

    25 votes
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      1. dblohm7
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        Bingo!

        Firefox also added more anti-tracking features in 2019. I wonder if and how that effects these stats.

        Bingo!

        3 votes
    2. babypuncher
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      Chrome/Blink is the new IE. Let's all stop using it.

      Chrome/Blink is the new IE. Let's all stop using it.

      12 votes
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      determinism
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      How is the data collected? I have Edge on my Windows 10 installation. I can't remove it and use it periodically on accident.

      How is the data collected? I have Edge on my Windows 10 installation. I can't remove it and use it periodically on accident.

      1 vote
      1. skybrian
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        It comes from Netmarketshare and seems to be based on website visits. Here's their methodology page.

        It comes from Netmarketshare and seems to be based on website visits. Here's their methodology page.

        1 vote
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    1. skybrian
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      They gather a lot more data than randomized polling, but the problem is that it's not random. There is systemic error based on whether the websites they've instrumented are "typical" of the...

      They gather a lot more data than randomized polling, but the problem is that it's not random. There is systemic error based on whether the websites they've instrumented are "typical" of the Internet, how they adjust for that, and whether they've successfully removed bots. For systemic error, there isn't a way to estimate the error and calculate a percentage.

      Also keep in mind that an average across all websites isn't directly relevant for any given website, because they will get a different mix of traffic based on their users. For example, if we wanted to know the browser share for Tildes then we'd need to use logs gathered by Tildes.

      6 votes
    2. TheJorro
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      Between this and all those numbers they were putting out about Microsoft Teams adoption rates, I am convinced that these numbers are inflated based on technicalities. Technically my organization...

      Between this and all those numbers they were putting out about Microsoft Teams adoption rates, I am convinced that these numbers are inflated based on technicalities. Technically my organization contributes 65k Microsoft Teams users according to Microsoft, even though it barely has 10% daily use among the enterprise.

      1 vote
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      stu2b50
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      Uh, I'm not sure Edge is the best alternative for Chrome if you want to avoid Google's influence

      Uh, I'm not sure Edge is the best alternative for Chrome if you want to avoid Google's influence

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      1. unknown user
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        They didn't say it was the best one: their best one is Firefox. It's an alternative.

        They didn't say it was the best one: their best one is Firefox. It's an alternative.

        6 votes
      2. skybrian
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        Google influences Internet standards too. I think you'd need a separate planet to avoid all influence. It might be more practical to be concrete about what you want to avoid.

        Google influences Internet standards too. I think you'd need a separate planet to avoid all influence.

        It might be more practical to be concrete about what you want to avoid.

        4 votes