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March, 2011

Microsoft Redefines Battlefield for Browsers - Releases Internet Explorer 9.0 Exclusively to Windows 7/Vista SP2


In a potentially game-changing move, Microsoft has not created a release of Internet Explorer 9.0 for Windows XP.  According to Ryan Gavin, senior director of IE business and marketing, Microsoft is focused on Windows 7, taking advantage of the rich graphics capabilities of the OS and the underlying hardware, while at the same time allowing web sites to integrate alongside other native applications in the Windows 7 experience.  This focus has enabled Microsoft to achieve huge performance gains with IE 9.

So what are the usage share ramifications for this decision?  Microsoft seems willing to sacrifice usage share in the short term in order to leapfrog the competition in the long run by applying all their resources to modern versions of Windows.  Although Windows XP currently has 54% of global usage share, Windows 7 usage share is following a strong, fairly linear path upwards and Windows versions from Vista forward should have a majority share within a couple years.

The new browser battle for Microsoft is Internet Explorer 9.0 on Windows 7.  On this, Internet Explorer 9.0 reached 3.6% usage share in March

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Browser Version Total Market Share 
Market Share of Microsoft Internet Explorer 8.0 Microsoft Internet Explorer 8.051.57%
Market Share of Firefox 3.6 Firefox 3.619.53%
Market Share of Chrome 10.0 Chrome 10.010.19%
Market Share of Chrome 9.0 Chrome 9.05.09%
Market Share of Microsoft Internet Explorer 9.0 Microsoft Internet Explorer 9.03.56%
Market Share of Firefox 4.0 Firefox 4.02.80%
Market Share of Opera 11.x Opera 11.x2.15%
Market Share of Firefox 3.5 Firefox 3.51.12%
Market Share of Chrome 11.0 Chrome 11.00.43%
Market Share of Chrome 8.0 Chrome 8.00.40%
Market Share of Safari on Windows 5.0 Safari on Windows 5.00.39%
Market Share of Opera 10.x Opera 10.x0.39%
Market Share of Microsoft Internet Explorer 8.0 - Maxthon Edition Microsoft Internet Explorer 8.0 - Maxthon Edition0.37%
Market Share of Firefox 3.0 Firefox 3.00.34%
Market Share of Chrome 6.0 Chrome 6.00.24%
Market Share of Microsoft Internet Explorer 8.0 - TheWorld Edition Microsoft Internet Explorer 8.0 - TheWorld Edition0.20%
Market Share of Safari on Windows 53 - Maxthon Edition Safari on Windows 53 - Maxthon Edition0.20%
Market Share of Chrome 7.0 Chrome 7.00.14%
Market Share of Chrome 5.0 Chrome 5.00.13%
Market Share of Microsoft Internet Explorer 8.0 - Tencent Traveler Edition Microsoft Internet Explorer 8.0 - Tencent Traveler Edition0.10%
Market Share of Chrome 4.0 Chrome 4.00.08%
Market Share of Chrome 12.0 Chrome 12.00.07%
Market Share of Firefox 2.0 Firefox 2.00.07%
Market Share of Chrome 3.0 Chrome 3.00.06%
Market Share of Opera 9.x Opera 9.x0.04%
Market Share of Chrome 4.1 Chrome 4.10.04%
Market Share of Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.00.03%
Market Share of Flock 2.6 Flock 2.60.03%
Market Share of Chrome 2.0 Chrome 2.00.03%
Market Share of Microsoft Internet Explorer 9.0 - TheWorld Edition Microsoft Internet Explorer 9.0 - TheWorld Edition0.02%
Market Share of Microsoft Internet Explorer 9.0 - Maxthon Edition Microsoft Internet Explorer 9.0 - Maxthon Edition0.02%
Market Share of Flock 3.5 Flock 3.50.02%
Proprietary or Undetectable0.02%
Market Share of SeaMonkey SeaMonkey0.02%
Market Share of Safari on Windows 4.0 Safari on Windows 4.00.02%
Market Share of Safari on Windows 53 Safari on Windows 530.02%
Market Share of Microsoft Internet Explorer 8.0 - Lunascape Edition Microsoft Internet Explorer 8.0 - Lunascape Edition0.01%
Market Share of Firefox Firefox0.01%
Market Share of Netscape 4.7 Netscape 4.70.01%
Market Share of Flock 2.5 Flock 2.50.01%
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