IE7 surpasses 100m installations
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Microsoft has distributed more than 100m copies of the Internet Explorer 7 browser since it was first launched in October, the company boasted on the IEBlog.
The 100 millionth installation was logged on January 8. Citing data from statistics firm WebSideStory, Microsoft claimed that IE7 currently makes up about 25 per cent of the world's browsers. This makes it the world's second most prevalent browser, trailing only behind IE6.
"We expect these numbers to continue to rise as we complete our final localized versions, scale up auto update distribution and with the consumer availability of Windows Vista on January 30, 2007," wrote Tony Chor, a group program manager with Microsoft.
Data from other analysts has previously suggested that Firefox runs on roughly 10 to 12 per cent of the world's desktop computers.
The browser is automatically distributed as a high priority update to computers through the auto update feature that is built into Windows. Users are prompted about the update before it is installed.
Enterprise users are expected to delay rolling out the software because if often causes compatibility issues with internally developed software. -
Does that number include reinstallations and repairs?
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Unclear, the report did not indicate it.Originally posted by ditzy:Does that number include reinstallations and repairs?