![]() “We open-sourced our browser building project so other browser vendors can see what we were doing, and use this technology in their browsers as well,” said Vinay Goel, head of products, Google India. Google, however, claims to have a stable strategy around browsers. Microsoft claims its IE9 Preview had more than 16 million visitors, and the IE9 Platform Preview has been downloaded over two million times.Įven though Chrome has increased its market share, but it’s not been all smooth sailing for the browser too with instances of it becoming unresponsive when a large number of tabs are opened simultaneously. “These tie-ups simplify everyday tasks and ensure that users can get to the information they want in the least possible time,” he adds. ![]() In India, Microsoft has tied up with sites like Indiatimes, Rediff, Sify, Bharat Matrimony, to provide accelerators and web slices. We plan to deliver a browser that is incredibly fast,” said Ranjiv Singh, chief marketing officer, consumer & online, Microsoft India. “With Internet Explorer 9, the upcoming version of our browser, we are making unprecedented investments. Worldwide, IE lost almost 7% share (from about 60% to 53%) in last 12 months, according to StatCounter. ![]() Launched in 2008, Google’s Chrome is gaining ground, be it in India, Europe or worldwide. Downloadable for free, browsers form a part of indirect revenue for web firms by directing traffic. Companies like Yahoo, who don’t have a browser, offer toolbars to attract consumers directly to their website via a single click. Mozilla’s Firefox continues to hold its ground with about one in three users using it.ĭominance in the browser market is important for the tech giants as the fight for user’s attention moves online - through ads, applications, software and search. On the other hand, Chrome gained 10% in the same period, upping its market share from 6.7% to 16.6% and making inroads into Microsoft’s stronghold in the 50-million Indian internet users market. The Indian market share of IE, the world leader in browsers, plunged from 58.5% last June to 47.7% this year - a loss of almost 10% - according to web statistics tracker StatCounter. NEW DELHI: Microsoft’s Internet Explorer is ceding space to search giant Google’s Chrome in the Indian internet space, according to a web statistics tracker. ![]()
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