With Windows 7 gaining market share, it also stands within reason that Internet Explorer 8 gains as well. And it did, at the expense of Firefox and Chrome. It may not be a huge gain in market share, but at least it is a gain and not a loss!
According to new statistics from Net Applications, Internet Explorer increased its share of the browser market in July by 0.42%, for a total share of 60.74%. Firefox, on the other hand, took the biggest hit: a loss of 0.9%. Google’s Chrome browser lost 0.08%, while Safari gained 0.24%