Time of 95% market share of IE browser was quite long ago, and now IE is faced with a long slide in this area. Will be very difficult for Microsoft to return to heyday.

Firfox Mozilla and Apple’s Safari and the latest is the Google Chrome browser is strongly on the sword for Microsoft.

1. The numbers of market share will tell who stronger.

According to the latest Net Applications, IE’s growing market share decline.

IE lost 7.8% market share in 2009, ending years, IE has to “suck-lived share” 62.7% market share for other browsers. In 2008, IE is down 8.3% market share, reducing the annual rate of 10.5%.

IE has lost 0.94% market share every month in the last 6 months in 2009, and 036% for first 6 months.

2.Ban project of the EU

After the “war” lasted a decade, finally the policy makers of EU antitrust month approved plans for its editing software allows U.S. customers to choose the Internet browser on the system Windows are occupied most of the computers today.

This means users can select a different browser, in addition to IE only compatible with Windows operating system as before.

3. Potential threat from Chrome

Only released 16 months ago, Google’s Chrome browser was up 4.6% market share in the browser.

With useful applications, with good security features, according to accelerate this momentum, the browser Chrome will be “threat” to any major browser does.

Moreover, the Chrome browser can be compatible on other operating systems, not just the operating system OS of Google Chrome.

4. throne of the browser on mobile phones

IE is not an important name on the browser market for mobile phones. Opera Mini is currently dominates this market.

The explosion of mobile devices would gradually eliminate the bulky computer. Therefore, accounting for the mobile market welcomed the strategy of the company. But Microsoft has done this