Nice post, except the percentages should reflect the overall gain/loss percent.

Chrome usage for instance, was up 50% not the .38% you state.

I’m just keeping it consistent with what I’ve done in the past.

I think for the same reason Vista hasn’t been successful… they haven’t managed to capture the word-of-mouth. I don’t feel like I’d recommend Opera to a casual user simply because there are several areas where I could see them running into problems, particularly with site compatibility.

Their bread and butter is Windows operating system and Microsoft Office, both glued to your hard disk. The fresh start ups prefer to place their software on the Cloud. That is where the action is.

Steven Ballmer is a survivor of the dinosaur era, and will follow the way of the Dodo. I feel Microsoft needs to bring in fresh blood; people who understand how the Internet works.