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Google Desktop falters -- Windows 7 takes off according to Janco

Google Desktop falters -- Windows 7 takes off according to Janco

The August 2010 Browser and Operating System Market Share White Paper has just been released by Janco Associates.

Park City, UT – Janco has just released its Browser and Operating System Market Share White Paper. The study shows that in the last 12 months Microsoft’s browser market share has continued to erode – Microsoft lost over 4% in the last 12 months; Firefox’s market share is unchanged for the last 12 months; and Google Desktop and Chrome now have just under 6%. On the operating systems side, Windows 7 is being accepted at a pace is parallel to the way Window XP was in the 90’s. The CEO of Janco Associates, Victor Janulaitis said, “The last six months have been a mixed bag for Microsoft. Their browser market share has fallen to level that they back in 1998 with no end in sight. At the same time Windows 7 now has 17% of the OS market in less than 13 months since its availability.

The study shows that:

* Firefox challenged Microsoft as no other competitor has done in quite some time but Microsoft seems to have addressed this
* The SmartPhone market has taken off and users no longer have to depend on a PC to access the Internet
* Users are staying current with the latest versions of IE, and Firefox via the automatic update feature.
* Google’s Chrome is disappointing and has captured only a little over 5% of the browser market since its introduction.
* Internet Explorer’s market share continues to fall.
* Attacks on browsers are moving many users to the automatic update feature to get the latest versions of the browsers.
* The door was open for Google with both Desktop and Chrome – it is not clear that the current offering by Microsoft’s competitors can do more damage to Microsoft browser market share. However Microsoft must address the SmartPhone market to maintain its leadership position.

A summary of the study can be read at http://www.itproductivity.org/browser.htm and http://e-janco.com/browser.htm.


Janco is Mountian States based consulting firm that publishes the HandiGuide® series of books used by IT, HR and other professionals as the source of information on topics from IT Infrastructure to PC Polices to job positions and responsibilities.