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Subject:
Software Download
Category: Computers > Software Asked by: ti-ga List Price: $4.00 |
Posted:
30 Apr 2002 23:43 PDT
Expires: 07 May 2002 23:43 PDT Question ID: 8100 |
How many people have downloaded and used Netscape 6 as their primary browser? |
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Subject:
Re: Software Download
From: it_dude_from_iit-ga on 01 May 2002 01:29 PDT |
Firstly, In my opinion, this question is VERY Vague.Because the intrinsic problem being .. Even if someone were to download the Setup file .. the chance that he/she would install it is unknown. Also the same person may distribute the small installer file to others. BUT the internet servers at download.com/netscape.com would only show one setup file downloaded. Moreover many magazines have carried Netscape and also IE on CDs.The number of people who installed using that route is unknown. Another solution could be companies like www.onestat.com which specialise in web traffic analysis.And it is not easy to check the installed browsers everywhere but rather to check the composition of surfers at possible sites like Yahoo , MSN etc. That said .. the following links from download.com give some idea of the corresponding numbers of Setup files of IE6/Netscape 6 downloaded. http://download.com.com/3120-20-0.html?qt=Netscape+6&tg=dl-20 http://download.com.com/3120-20-0.html?qt=Internet+Explorer+6 There is an ancient(currently defunct) link of browserwatch.internet.com http://216.239.51.100/search?q=cache:Fnc_KfnHTk4C:browserwatch.internet.com/stats/stats.html+browser+watch+popular&hl=en Which I recovered from the google Cache. This site measures the types of pople who visit the Browserwatch Site,NOT ALL the people on the net.This is also referenced by www.browserwatch.com Also another fact is the ability of browsers to change their User strings. Client-side browser detectors/sniffers may wrongly identify some browsers - like iCab and Opera - because their userAgent strings can be made to mimic those of other browsers Another link(Latest) on ZDNet says that MS IE 6 is used by 97% of surfers.But this might be factually incorrect as most linux machines never use IE 6. The link is: http://zdnet.com.com/2110-1104-895496.html Quote from the above:"Microsoft dominates the browser market with a total global usage share of 97 percent on the Web," Search Items: ://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=browser+popular+comparison ://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=netscape+6+download ://www.google.com/search?sourceid=navclient&q=netscape+6+download+IE+6 |
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