The linked site above is currently running a poll on "Your choice of browser", and, with 43 votes so far, the results are overwhelmingly in favour of Firefox: 79%, compared to IE's 9%, Safari's 6% and Opera's 4%.
Whether or not this site is indicative of the global population is hard to say. I'm keen to find more personal -- or other -- sites currently running polls on browser usage, including non-blog-related sites. A broader data sample is essential due to the sheer density of web logs around -- blogs could easily gain niche popularity, but are they then representative?
For that matter, are blog users typical of web users in general? Would the average 9-to-5 worker, who only checks their email and reads their favourite gossip/sports sites, ever be likely to hear about blogging, or Firefox?
Firefox may gain favour quickly amongst bloggers, but if said bloggees are an introverted, parochial lot -- or, worse, leading a double life and not telling "real" friends about their blog -- then it'll stop there.
However, Firefox 1.0 is imminent and the excitement is palpable -- and it's no longer constrained to just net geeks. The Firefox tide is still coming in, and we've only just started making waves. Watch out IE, you're starting to leak...
Monday, September 06, 2004
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