IE 8's Poor Reception Not a Good Sign For Microsoft

The honeymoon appears to be over for Internet Explorer 8 -- and it wasn't much of a honeymoon to begin with, either. Just days after the browser's big debut, its market share has fallen a full 28 percent from its peak. Alternative browsers, meanwhile, have held steady ground, losing no significant number of users to Microsoft's new offering.

[Gun_Senshi]

With "hacked" firefox I can reduce the delay response to signal to 0 ms, thus making it the fastest browsing expierence you can have.

Firefox allows me to use skins to look good for me and feels good too, and is user friendly.

With noscript, I can safely browse any site without opening any scripts unless I give permission

With WoT, I can see how safe the site is

With Stealther, I can search porn without leaving any trace.

Browsing never has been so Fast, Secure and fun with Firefox.

Why should I use IE8?

[verb3k]

with AdBlock Plus, ads were yesterday!

[morganfell]

I just updated my Jaunty Jackalope an hour ago. With Firefox it flies. The final build launches in April.

With this latest news, Linux eating the Netbook market, MS could be in real trouble with Windows 7. If it starts to bomb watch and see which are the first Microsoft divisions that will take financial hits in the form of cuts.

[joydestroy]

yup. this is just sad though lol.

[Sircolby45]

"Linux eating the Netbook market"

In what universe is Linux eating the Netbook market? Last time I checked most of them are running XP. The only real threat to Windows is Mac and they have got to ditch the proprietary hardware. Linux is not even close to being every day consumer friendly.

"MS could be in real trouble with Windows 7"

I am using Windows 7 and I can PROMISE you it will exceed the sales of Vista. Windows 7 is in Beta 1 and is ready for an RTM right now as far as I am concerned. I definitely was not thinking the same thing about the Vista Beta.

But come on guys who are you kidding? MS is one of the most profitable companies in the world. They are not going anywhere any time soon. The title of this article is flame bait at its' best.(Which I am sure it was intended to be to generate hits)

IE8 on the other hand might very well be in trouble. MS as a whole no. Personally I switched to FF years ago and never looked back.

edit: Care to explain why you disagree???

[poindat]

And wouldn't listen when others warned me about its faults and recommended Firefox. My computer was constantly clogged up with all sorts of crap and the whole browsing experience was slow. But I didn't swtich because I was too comfortable with IE.

Then I switched. Haven't looked back since.

[FinalFantasyFanatic]

I pretty much agree with everything you said. After using vista for a year and a half, it's understandable it wouldn't do too well but I don't see the same fate for 7. I personally haven't trust journalism since the last 2 or 3 years because of articles like this.

Firefox is doing well because people keep talking about it and it gets more popular through word of mouth. So people download it out of curiosity or out of someone else's recommendation (personally I hate trouble shooting problems that people have with IE).

Although I wonder if anyone who is not technically inclined, knows that IE8 was released.

[rawd]

Everyone knows IE sucks. There's nothing new here, move along

[dragunrising]

I am physically compelled to install Firefox on any computer that doesn't have it...

With that said, the people who don't know better will always stick with Internet Explorer.

[Anon1974]

Shurgs *goes back to browsing on Firefox*

[Godmars290]

I just want to know how they could screw it up this badly.

[DMasta718]

A New IE?

Who cares? The spotlight is on FireFox now

[specialguest]

I never cared for a different browser other than my default IE until I gave Firefox 2.something a try and I never looked back. It just feels much faster and lighter.

[Jadaking]

I've been using chrome, which I know isnt as good as firefox but its alot more cleaner and i feel that its faster, but i have a poopy laptop so yea.

[Strikepackage Bravo]

I use it too, not sure if its better, but for me it certainly is just as good as FF. IE is garbage, not sure why MS can't come up with a decent browser.

[Sircolby45]

Chrome is a great browser, but personally I want my drop down address bar.

[Tsalagi]

If Chrome gets some sort of Adblock (can be done now using Privoxy or Hostsman but it slows it down negating the point of Chrome)it would be my primary browser. There's supposed to be Firefox like add-ons coming some so hopefully it will improve. All i really want for it though is Adblock, Right Click Link, and improved support for video streaming sites like Fox on demand and such.

[CrippleH]

MS is lucky IE is riding on windows success because there is tons of better browsers out there and people are to lazy to download them.

[spunnups]

I use safari and firefox, nothing else.

[Sibs]

Microsoft is dead.

^See what I did there?

[psiom]

Internet Explorer has a tarnished name for the pseudo-savvy net users.

Take me for example - I don't know IE8's features, or if it's secure now, or what it offers... Years ago however as an IE user I ended up with malware, exploits, slow browsing, etc...

I switched to Firefox and have been 100% happy ever since, and still actively dislike IE by bad association, even though its current version might be completely undeserving of that sentiment.

Am I well informed? Not really.

Do I give a crap? No.

I'm a happy browser. I have no reason or incentive to switch back.

[macalatus]

This is another example why MS is only good by copying its competitors. Of course, 360 fanboys will always see MS as an *cough* innovator *cough*!

[Sircolby45]

Please explain to me what they copied here? *turns head sideways*

Also whether you want to hear it or not everybody copies its' competitors when they come up with a great idea. They would haft to be a fool not to.

[blink3020]

Good, down with everything MS

[bigjclassic]

and can I sig that??

[tudors]

browsers are just personal choice. somtimes I use firefox other times I use IE, and to be honest IE 8 is much faster than 7, I often skip between the two, whichever I click on 1st really, for the record I am in no rush to move to Linux, reason being simple I think Windows is just fine so I have no reason to jump ship, and regards Windows 7 I am kore interested in it's apparent reduction in the amount of energy it needs to use.

[zagibu]

Ignorance is bliss, eh? Way to go, buddy!

[DeathMetal]

How many of you have even used IE8, tudors is right it is much faster than IE7 and very close to firefox in speed. Also. it has many new features that are really cool like translating and maps from just highlighting directions in the same page, things firefox can not do. Many people have done comparison and say IE8 in many cases is just as fast as firefox. So get you facts straight people.

http://www.computerworld.co...

[kewlkat007]

The majority is not gonna go out of their way to download a new browser...

I've been using firefox for years because I love the add-ons and such but the average user could care less.

The will get IE8, that is what hey will use and they will be fine with it.