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Re: [LUG] OT: Browser choice screen update

 

Martijn Grooten wrote:
>
>> Assuming users pick randomly between the big 5 (okay that is an unlikely
>> approximation), I'd expect this to boost every thing but IE8. With a
>> much bigger boost for Safari, Opera and Chrome because 20% (1 in 5) is
>> much larger than their current share, where as Firefox at nearly 20%
>> wouldn't expect to show much gain.
> 
> Opera says its downloads have tripled:
> http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9165458/Opera_downloads_triple_after_browser_ballot_screen_debut?taxonomyId=13

Given the size of their market share, I'd say that suggests it isn't
working well :(

Presumably their standard roll-out rate is sufficient to sustain <1.0%
share of browsing. Now of course a higher rate could sustain a much
higher percentage, but factoring in they have a new release out, I'm not
sure I'm that impressed.

I did look at the Firefox download stats site, but there isn't data in a
reasonably accessible format.



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