Firefox used more than Internet Explorer for the first time on desktops

The latest statistics published by StatCounter related to web browsing show that the use of Mozilla Firefox is generally higher than the combined Internet Explorer and Microsoft Edge. Never before it has occurred this series, with the Firefox overtaking which represents a historic step on the front of the web browser. The report includes statistics on the use of the major web browsers on the market during the months of February, March and April 2016.

In this time Firefox has occupied 15.6% of the market share of web browsers on personal computers where Internet Explorer has stopped at 15.5%. Microsoft's browser is included in the list along with the new Edge, software for navigating the Windows default Internet 10. This suggests that overtaking is not due to the progressive abandonment of IE from Microsoft, as in numbers is also merged the 'adoption of software that replaces it on the new OS owner.

"As a result of Windows 10 with Microsoft Edge browser launch is likely to expect a boost in market shares on the web browsing, but this has not yet happened," commented Aodhan Cullen, CEO of StatCounter. Although the advantage of Firefox is now very tight (0.1%), the news could not be negligible for Microsoft since the Internet Explorer has suffered a substantial decline that has persisted for years.

Microsoft has unveiled Edge to get away from the name of Internet Explorer with an entirely browser revolutionized the approach, however, the new software has not yet managed to break the heart of PC users. In the coming months are full-bodied new expectations of Microsoft Edge, first of all the availability of extensions, a feature that could push more users to switch to your web browser owner allowing Microsoft to gnaw on a few slices of cake.

As for the other web browsers for the desktop, such as Opera and Safari, they have not been EVIDENTLY big changes from the latest statistical data. It must, however, specify that the analysis of the web browser market shares vary dramatically depending on the source that produces them: NetMarketShare argues that Firefox does not even come close to the shares of Internet Explorer, and the major differences are probably due to the different testing methodologies applied.

It remains in the first position Google Chrome with over 60% of the total shares of the market, almost double the two proposals most renowned competition.