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I never understood this....

"Internet Explorer?s market share also took a battering, dropping by a massive 1.26%, taking its market share to a new low of 65.7%. This is a huge hit for Microsoft."

What kind of hit? IE could go away and MS wouldn't lose a dime because it seems they don't make a dime off this free offering. OK, maybe consumer mindshare but still, no dollars there because IE does not sell Windows. It is the other way around.

Kind of the same argument applied to the EC browser BS.
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IE "Hit"  djmik | 10/02/09
IE is huge for Microsoft, as it prevents the standard web from getting  DonnieBoy | 10/02/09
Exactly!  linuser | 10/02/09
Except Silverlight works in all OSs  NonZealot | 10/02/09
That's what Microsoft wants you to believe  linuser | 10/02/09
FUD  NonZealot | 10/02/09
Always hard at work to push people into the abyss hey Zealot?  The Mentalist | 10/02/09
A sensible observation? You're joking, right?  mgp3 | 10/02/09
Pulling for straws, much?  PlayFair | 10/04/09
What utter nonsense!  kaninelupus | 10/03/09
Hello Pot.. Kettle calling..  martinws | 10/03/09
Unless you have  Rodo1 | 10/02/09
I didn't say it worked with all PCs  NonZealot | 10/02/09
Not Exactly  mystic100 | 10/02/09
Silverlight is windows Mac OS X only  Richard Flude | 10/02/09
Isn't moblin linux?  hungryjoe | 10/03/09
Good point but...  bandersnatch42vt | 10/05/09
Um, no it doesn't  bandersnatch42vt | 10/05/09
spot-on  TroutHound | 10/02/09
LOL, your point is ANNIHILATED  NonZealot | 10/02/09
How?  NoamNelke | 10/02/09
Fair enough, I'll explain  NonZealot | 10/02/09
Standards?  ManjyomeThunder | 10/02/09
What is your definition of light years behind?  connor33 | 10/03/09
Lockin for Windows?  GuidingLight | 10/02/09
Yes, locked in  lindenbranch | 10/02/09
Blame the DEV's then!  kaninelupus | 10/03/09
You are 100% correct  NonZealot | 10/02/09
Looks like Vista will never even hit 20%! But, Win7 is looking to be a big  DonnieBoy | 10/02/09
Do not kid yourself  GuidingLight | 10/02/09
Kinda sad  SystemVoid | 10/02/09
How were they "duped"?  NonZealot | 10/02/09
Vista & underpowered machines  mystic100 | 10/02/09
Umm..... excuse me??  kaninelupus | 10/03/09
Microsoft & the "Vista Ready" fiasco  mystic100 | 10/15/09
You're thinking of "Vista Capable", not Vista Ready. (nt)  rtk | 10/15/09
That's why I pre-ordered it dirt cheap...  UAC nanny screen | 10/02/09
Linux already has less market share than Win7  LiquidLearner | 10/02/09
irrelevant...  zelrikriando | 10/25/09
Marketshare, or installed base share?  nick.holmes | 10/02/09
RE: Vista/IE market share slide, Win 7/Firefox/Chrome surge  sand2020 | 10/02/09
It's a polling of user-agents at web sites  DannyO_0x98 | 10/02/09
Yes!  LiquidLearner | 10/02/09
RE: Vista/IE market share slide, Win 7/Firefox/Chrome surge  Loverock Davidson | 10/02/09
Seems to me  CaptOska | 10/02/09
Microsoft is harvesting the fruits of long years of hard labor  The Mentalist | 10/02/09
and...  Fark | 10/02/09
which product do you mean?  Metronome49 | 10/02/09
I thought he was talking about...  UAC nanny screen | 10/02/09
Wow. Your "common sense" is faulty, sir.  Metronome49 | 10/02/09
In LD "nonsense" is all but common and faultiness is a design feature  The Mentalist | 10/02/09
He also didn't report on Safari 4  connor33 | 10/03/09
Maybe now the morons that make sites  guiri | 10/02/09
Try to get them to use Chrome Frame. Also, there is a FireFox plugin so  DonnieBoy | 10/02/09
Those morons are still ruining the web thanks to Apple  NonZealot | 10/02/09
Safari is one of the most standards-compliant browsers  linuser | 10/02/09
Ah, I see they FINALLY pass ACID3  NonZealot | 10/02/09
MSZealot far from truth  HerbertH_02 | 10/02/09
LOL, you just proved you don't have a clue  NonZealot | 10/02/09
Non Zealot doesn't know what he's talking about  UAC nanny screen | 10/02/09
ROFLOLMAO  HerbertH_02 | 10/05/09
Much talk about double standards - yet none  Richard Flude | 10/02/09
They aren't morons, they just don't care  connor33 | 10/03/09
Browser independent sites.  phatkat | 10/02/09
And the same goes for mobile sites  NonZealot | 10/02/09
Fact Check - Safari...Not Chrome  staffordaz@... | 10/02/09
RE: Vista/IE market share slide, Win 7/Firefox/Chrome surge  steve@... | 10/02/09
I've tried, really, to like Internet Explorer. Really I have.  James T. Kirk | 10/02/09
RE: Vista/IE market share slide, Win 7/Firefox/Chrome surge  DannyO_0x98 | 10/02/09
But Linux is free too  NonZealot | 10/02/09
Windows 7 adoption  David Spencer-20660146163390554490918120654216 | 10/02/09
Or we could count the pre-orders....  Sleeper Service | 10/02/09
That's assuming...  UAC nanny screen | 10/02/09
Windows 7 rtm....  hungryjoe | 10/03/09
RE: Vista/IE market share slide, Win 7/Firefox/Chrome surge  condelirios | 10/02/09
Another reason  Ole Man | 10/02/09
How is it they cater to "Microsoft Users"  GuidingLight | 10/02/09
I love that argument  NonZealot | 10/02/09
Hey, I've seen that  The Mentalist | 10/02/09
You mean they spend money on advertising?  LiquidLearner | 10/02/09
And you know what the say about hearsay  UAC nanny screen | 10/02/09
yeah...  zelrikriando | 10/25/09
Unreleased Windows7 runs on twice as many PCs compared to Snow Leopard  honeymonster | 10/02/09
Compare the Vista "flop" to all OS X combined  NonZealot | 10/02/09
In case you haven't noticed...  UAC nanny screen | 10/02/09
Win 7 Enterprise  LiquidLearner | 10/02/09
Eer! Windows 7 is 1.52%  magallanes | 10/02/09
So an OS that isn't released to retail yet...  LiquidLearner | 10/02/09
THIS is the year Linux will take off  NonZealot | 10/02/09
In a year the Linux advocates will forget  connor33 | 10/03/09
Actually...  zelrikriando | 10/25/09
They're all download sites for Windows software  magcomment | 10/02/09
Facts?  NonZealot | 10/02/09
Yes, a vendor that likes happy customers...  LiquidLearner | 10/02/09
That Micro$oft's new accounting procedures....  UAC nanny screen | 10/02/09
What do the 40,000 sites serve up ?  magcomment | 10/02/09
offtopic: Windows 7 and NO warranty??????????????  emenau | 10/02/09
RE: Vista/IE market share slide, Win 7/Firefox/Chrome surge  Earthling2 | 10/02/09
RE: Vista/IE market share slide, Win 7/Firefox/Chrome surge  NERDY1 | 10/03/09
When did children take over the IT world?  robertleeking@... | 10/03/09
I value the entertainment  LiquidLearner | 10/03/09
Win 7 FTW  NStalnecker | 10/03/09
An increase of 3/4 of a percentage point is a surge?  connor33 | 10/03/09
Well...  zelrikriando | 10/25/09
@ robertleeking  PlayFair | 10/04/09
4.24% chrome marketshare interesting.  kraterz | 10/06/09
True bit it also shows  Intrigued2009 | 10/10/09
Hmmm  zelrikriando | 10/25/09
RE: Vista/IE market share slide, Win 7/Firefox/Chrome surge  zelrikriando | 10/25/09
damn  zelrikriando | 10/25/09

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