IE 7.0 had no impact. The same will be the case with IE 8.0. Firefox Rules
The supporters of the Firefox web browsing software application had always claimed that the release of Internet Explorer version 7.0 would not make a huge difference to the fortunes of the Firefox web browsing software application.
The claim of the supporters of the Firefox web browser has been proved right just a few months after the release of Internet Explorer version 7.0. The supporters granted that the initial hype surrounding the web browsing software application would result in an increase in the market share of the Internet Explorer web browsing software application.
However, the fact is that most of the end users of the Internet Explorer web browsing software application are those who upgraded from version 6.0 to version 7.0. Very few users switched from the Firefox web browsing software application and other web browsing software applications to the Internet Explorer web browsing software application.
Further, while the supporters of the Firefox web browsing software application provided for a fall in the market share of the Firefox web browser, the reality is that the market share of the Firefox web browsing software application has merely stabilized.
The popularity of the Firefox web browsing software application has not gone down. Rather, the rate of increase of the popularity of the Firefox web browsing software application has simply slowed down. This is what Internet Explorer version 7.0 has succeeded in achieving.
It has not succeeded in stopping the Firefox web browser. It has simply succeeded in slowing the Firefox web browsing software application down. Even the slow down lasted just a few months.
The rapid rate at which the Firefox web browsing software application has been gaining market share in the European markets clearly indicates that version 7.0 has been completely unsuccessful as far as keeping the Firefox web browsing software application down is concerned.
Internet Explorer version 7.0 was nothing but old wine in a new bottle. Just a few additional features were incorporated into the web browsing software application. Other than these few innovations, Internet Explorer version 7.0 was no different than Internet Explorer version 6.0.
A few months after the release of the web browser, the end users are seeing through the hype surrounding the web browsing software application and are beginning to come back to the Firefox web browsing software application.
The Firefox web browsing software application enjoyed the advantage of the presence of a major security flaw with was quickly resolved by the developers of the web browser. This achievement of the developers surprised all especially considering the fact that the security flaw in question was a very serious one.
Overall, Internet Explorer version 7.0 has been completely ineffectual and there is absolutely no reason to presume that the Internet Explorer version 8.0 will be any different. On the other hand, Firefox 3.0 is expected to be a major improvement over Firefox 2.0. On the whole, the Firefox web browsing software application is continuing to rise and will continue to do so until it becomes the dominant force in the market.
Considering the fact that the Firefox web browser is a free web browser and considering that the web browser had to battle many odds to overcome the dominance of the Microsoft Internet Explorer web browser, the success of the web browser software application is indeed creditworthy.
Now, one just has to wait for the release of Firefox 3.0 so that the myth surrounding the Internet Explorer web browser of being a successful web browser is destroyed forever. Firefox has already crossed the 45% mark in some countries in Europe. It is just a matter of time before it achieves this all over the world.
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