![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The latest data by Statcounter research indicates that across all platforms, Google Chrome still remains strong with 65.52% share, followed by Safari which has 18.87% share and Edge which follows in a distant third with 4.3% share.īreak this down further for desktops, and Chrome leads (67.35% share) while Edge slots in second place (a distant 10.92% share) and Safari follows with 8.82% share on Mac computing devices. There is definite choice available to all, but it has been noticed, familiarity and ease of availability (that’s where preloaded browsers have an advantage) often dictate preferences which become habits over time. Mind you, none of the operating systems lock in users to any one or a set of web browsers. Over the past couple of operating system upgrades, Safari too have received extensive focus with privacy and functionality upgrades. Google, which is undoubtedly dominant with Chrome in the PC ecosystem even now, also has the most popular smartphone platform globally – Android integrates Chrome web browser quite extensively.Īpple’s iOS for iPhones, iPadOS for iPad and macOS for Macs have the company’s own Safari web browser. Microsoft, makers of the popular Windows operating system for various PC form factors, have undoubtedly pushed the Edge web browser to users. “When the operator has a conflict of interest-promoting its own browser at the expense of alternatives-it negatively impacts every person on the planet who wants to search or browse the internet freely,” said the report.īut where does this criticism come from? Mozilla does have a valid point. ![]() The criticism of the three tech giants stems from how they have leveraged their operating systems to promote their own web browsers. The makers of the well-known (but is it as popularly used too?) Firefox web browser have taken aim at Google, Microsoft and Apple in a new report that’s somewhat ominously titled “Five walled gardens” – for complete optics. Mozilla is not pleased with how the web browser ecosystem is shaping up. ![]()
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