Comments on: Browser & OS Stats for July 2008: Minimal Changes http://cybernetnews.com/browser-os-stats-for-july-2008-minimal-changes/ Technology News Mon, 13 Feb 2012 18:46:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Jsmithhttp://cybernetnews.com/browser-os-stats-for-july-2008-minimal-changes/#comment-141986 Jsmith Tue, 12 Aug 2008 18:54:52 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/?p=14294#comment-141986 > Maxthon, a really powerful, useful browser that is better > in several ways than IE and Firefox. Uhm, Maxthon user who tried Firefox has told me exactly opposite oppinition - he has claimed that FF3 beats Maxthon to the hell. > Maxthon, a really powerful, useful browser that is better
> in several ways than IE and Firefox.
Uhm, Maxthon user who tried Firefox has told me exactly opposite oppinition – he has claimed that FF3 beats Maxthon to the hell.

]]> By: Ryanhttp://cybernetnews.com/browser-os-stats-for-july-2008-minimal-changes/#comment-141558 Ryan Mon, 04 Aug 2008 20:10:33 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/?p=14294#comment-141558 <div class="commentquote"><a href="#comment-141475" rel="nofollow">Omar Upegui wrote:</a><blockquote><div class="commentquote"><a href="#comment-141465" rel="nofollow">Ryan wrote:</a><blockquote>I think Omar has asked two times before this actually. He must forget to come back and check for a response. ;) At any rate I used the Apple Numbers (part of the iWork) suite to do the graphs.</blockquote></div>Maybe I did forget to see your response. Sorry about that. Thanks a lot for the tip. Unfortunately I don’t have an <b>Apple</b> computer. Let me tell you, those graphics are finger-licking good. :)</blockquote></div> Apple definitely knows how to make things that look good, and that's one reason why I like their iWork suite. It's definitely not as powerful as Microsoft Office though.<div class="commentquote"><a href="#comment-141516" rel="nofollow">Ron White wrote:</a><blockquote>There is one problem with the Net Application figures. For Internet Explorer, they really aren’t measuring Microsoft IE. Net Apps measures only how many browsers are using the Trident display engine. That includes, among others, Maxthon, a really powerful, useful browser that is better in several ways than IE and Firefox.</blockquote></div> That's true, but I'd have to guess that other Trident-based browsers make up no more than a few percent of IE's market share. Omar Upegui wrote:
Ryan wrote:
I think Omar has asked two times before this actually. He must forget to come back and check for a response. ;) At any rate I used the Apple Numbers (part of the iWork) suite to do the graphs.

Maybe I did forget to see your response. Sorry about that. Thanks a lot for the tip. Unfortunately I don’t have an Apple computer. Let me tell you, those graphics are finger-licking good. :)

Apple definitely knows how to make things that look good, and that’s one reason why I like their iWork suite. It’s definitely not as powerful as Microsoft Office though.

Ron White wrote:
There is one problem with the Net Application figures. For Internet Explorer, they really aren’t measuring Microsoft IE. Net Apps measures only how many browsers are using the Trident display engine. That includes, among others, Maxthon, a really powerful, useful browser that is better in several ways than IE and Firefox.

That’s true, but I’d have to guess that other Trident-based browsers make up no more than a few percent of IE’s market share.

]]> By: Ron Whitehttp://cybernetnews.com/browser-os-stats-for-july-2008-minimal-changes/#comment-141516 Ron White Sun, 03 Aug 2008 20:11:54 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/?p=14294#comment-141516 There is one problem with the Net Application figures. For Internet Explorer, they really aren't measuring Microsoft IE. Net Apps measures only how many browsers are using the Trident display engine. That includes, among others, Maxthon, a really powerful, useful browser that is better in several ways than IE and Firefox.The pollsters may be figuring, as I have to admit a lot of people do, that Maxthon is only a fancy skin on top of IE. That's wrong. The code for security, tabs, searches, and dozens of other features that at best are only gleams in the eyes of developers for IE--and Firefox -- are unique to Maxthon.Drop by at www.maxthon.com and give it a spin. You'll see what I mean.Ron White Official Maxthon Advocate There is one problem with the Net Application figures. For Internet Explorer, they really aren’t measuring Microsoft IE. Net Apps measures only how many browsers are using the Trident display engine. That includes, among others, Maxthon, a really powerful, useful browser that is better in several ways than IE and Firefox.

The pollsters may be figuring, as I have to admit a lot of people do, that Maxthon is only a fancy skin on top of IE. That’s wrong. The code for security, tabs, searches, and dozens of other features that at best are only gleams in the eyes of developers for IE–and Firefox — are unique to Maxthon.

Drop by at [maxthon.com] and give it a spin. You’ll see what I mean.

Ron White
Official Maxthon Advocate

]]> By: Omar Upeguihttp://cybernetnews.com/browser-os-stats-for-july-2008-minimal-changes/#comment-141475 Omar Upegui Sat, 02 Aug 2008 02:18:04 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/?p=14294#comment-141475 <div class="commentquote"><a href="#comment-141465" rel="nofollow">Ryan wrote:</a><blockquote>I think Omar has asked two times before this actually. He must forget to come back and check for a response. ;) At any rate I used the Apple Numbers (part of the iWork) suite to do the graphs.</blockquote></div>Maybe I did forget to see your response. Sorry about that. Thanks a lot for the tip. Unfortunately I don't have an <b>Apple</b> computer. Let me tell you, those graphics are finger-licking good. :) Ryan wrote:
I think Omar has asked two times before this actually. He must forget to come back and check for a response. ;)
At any rate I used the Apple Numbers (part of the iWork) suite to do the graphs.

Maybe I did forget to see your response. Sorry about that. Thanks a lot for the tip. Unfortunately I don’t have an Apple computer. Let me tell you, those graphics are finger-licking good. :)

]]> By: Anonymoushttp://cybernetnews.com/browser-os-stats-for-july-2008-minimal-changes/#comment-141471 Anonymous Sat, 02 Aug 2008 00:36:05 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/?p=14294#comment-141471 mmm... The Microsoft Pac-Man loves to eat :D mmm… The Microsoft Pac-Man loves to eat :D

]]> By: Ryanhttp://cybernetnews.com/browser-os-stats-for-july-2008-minimal-changes/#comment-141465 Ryan Fri, 01 Aug 2008 22:12:03 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/?p=14294#comment-141465 I think Omar has asked two times before this actually. He must forget to come back and check for a response. ;)At any rate I used the Apple Numbers (part of the iWork) suite to do the graphs. I think Omar has asked two times before this actually. He must forget to come back and check for a response. ;)

At any rate I used the Apple Numbers (part of the iWork) suite to do the graphs.

]]> By: xhttp://cybernetnews.com/browser-os-stats-for-july-2008-minimal-changes/#comment-141461 x Fri, 01 Aug 2008 21:16:47 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/?p=14294#comment-141461 didn't you ask that last time Omar? here.. http://cybernetnews.com/browser-os-stats-for-june-2008/#comment-140142 ;) didn’t you ask that last time Omar?
here.. [cybernetnews.com]
;)

]]> By: Omar Upeguihttp://cybernetnews.com/browser-os-stats-for-july-2008-minimal-changes/#comment-141450 Omar Upegui Fri, 01 Aug 2008 20:02:42 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/?p=14294#comment-141450 Thanks for those interesting stats. Your pie graphics are absolutely awesome. Can you share with us what application you use to generate them? Thanks for those interesting stats. Your pie graphics are absolutely awesome. Can you share with us what application you use to generate them?

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