Only a week out of the gate, Internet Explorer 8 is already experiencing a downturn in users. IE 8 initially held roughly a 3% share of the browser market but those numbers have since dropped to about half of the early adoption figures.
Part of the problem lies with the fact that there have been reported compatibility problems with web pages designed specifically for IE7, causing problems when users attempt to view these web sites. A Compatibility View icon is provided in the toolbar, that allows users to toggle the mode on or off, when visiting a broken page, that should render the page within the browser correctly.
There have been other grumblings in regard to the installation size of the program, with some users reporting IE 8 taking upwards of 4 GB to install. However, this is not the case and the installation footprint is not that large.
IE 8 needs to be a hit for Microsoft, as users continue to switch to using other browsers such as FireFox and Safari. Current estimates have Internet Explorer’s share of the browser market falling to roughly two-thirds, with both FireFox and Safari continuing to gain in popularity. If things continue in this direction, it might be only a matter of time before FireFox takes the lead. As FireFox fans, we would be pleased.
Does IE 8 work with your web site? To find out, you can download IE 8 here. Good luck.
- John and Mike
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