What are the most popular web browsers?
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Opera is gaining some momentum since release 5.
Konqueror is hardly a big browser, but it's what Im using now, and it's a very good browser, unlike Netscape 4.7x.
Mozilla+deratives, Mozilla is becomming somewhat popular as well, and it has alot of deratives which uses its rendering engine, so you get those for free if it works on Mozilla(which it should if it follows standards).
If you dont have access to them, just have someone else test them for you.
Konqueror is hardly a big browser, but it's what Im using now, and it's a very good browser, unlike Netscape 4.7x.
Mozilla+deratives, Mozilla is becomming somewhat popular as well, and it has alot of deratives which uses its rendering engine, so you get those for free if it works on Mozilla(which it should if it follows standards).
If you dont have access to them, just have someone else test them for you.
I think Netscape uses the Mozilla engine, if i remember correctly, and try Opera, its different from IE and NetRape
I test with either the latest netscape 6 build (6.2.1) or the lastest Mozilla release (0.9.6) as well as IE 5.5, netscape 4.78 and Opera 6.
Netsape 4 is typical of an "older" browser", opera and netscaspe 6 or mozilla are typical of a new standards complient browser, and IE is ...well... IE. If i can get the page to look good on those 4, I haven't had any problem with any other browser (except maybe lynx).
Netsape 4 is typical of an "older" browser", opera and netscaspe 6 or mozilla are typical of a new standards complient browser, and IE is ...well... IE. If i can get the page to look good on those 4, I haven't had any problem with any other browser (except maybe lynx).
anyone use the latest opera? it's been quite a while since i've used it, but i still always reccomend it to friends who want a fast no frills browser.
IE is definitely the msot popular browser, followed by either netscape 4.7, or netscape 6.
Note: IE 5 for the mac does not render things the same as it does on the PC.
Note: IE 5 for the mac does not render things the same as it does on the PC.
I use Opera 6, it rocks, by far the best Windows browser.
In Linux, I still havent decided what browser to use.
Lots of stuff has been happening on the *NIX front when it comes to browsers, and for me, the current contenders are Galeon 1.0, Konqueror 2.2, and Opera 6, Im still in the process of deciding.
In Linux, I still havent decided what browser to use.
Lots of stuff has been happening on the *NIX front when it comes to browsers, and for me, the current contenders are Galeon 1.0, Konqueror 2.2, and Opera 6, Im still in the process of deciding.
According to several stat sites regarding browser usage:
Source 1 Source 2 Source 3
IE6 18% 18% 20%
IE5 69% 67% 58%
IE4 5.2% 3.8% 3.0%
IE3 .1% .15% .3%
IE2 .1% 0 .2%
NN6/Mozilla .75% 1.2% 3.3%
NN4 5.0% 7.8% 6.6%
NN3 .1% 1.4% .15%
Opera .4% .15% 0.9%
(other) 1.6% .2% 7.2%
Take that data as you will.
~AJ
Source 1 Source 2 Source 3
IE6 18% 18% 20%
IE5 69% 67% 58%
IE4 5.2% 3.8% 3.0%
IE3 .1% .15% .3%
IE2 .1% 0 .2%
NN6/Mozilla .75% 1.2% 3.3%
NN4 5.0% 7.8% 6.6%
NN3 .1% 1.4% .15%
Opera .4% .15% 0.9%
(other) 1.6% .2% 7.2%
Take that data as you will.
~AJ
Here is what I use:
Opera 5 for linux
Netscape 4.7 for BSD/OS
Netscape 6.2 for Mac
Mozilla for Mac
Konueror (on occassion)
OmniWeb on Mac (best browser ever!)
ie 5.5sp2
ie 6.0
Opera 5 for linux
Netscape 4.7 for BSD/OS
Netscape 6.2 for Mac
Mozilla for Mac
Konueror (on occassion)
OmniWeb on Mac (best browser ever!)
ie 5.5sp2
ie 6.0
don't forget about lynx and links!!
As for browser usage.... the numbers can't be correct
because now some browsers change their indentification tag (Opera for instance)
and you can't tell what they are.... And besides with at least 10% of computers
runnning linux Netscape/Mozilla should have a bigger number...
As for browser usage.... the numbers can't be correct
because now some browsers change their indentification tag (Opera for instance)
and you can't tell what they are.... And besides with at least 10% of computers
runnning linux Netscape/Mozilla should have a bigger number...
<< don't forget about lynx and links!!
As for browser usage.... the numbers can't be correct
because now some browsers change their indentification tag (Opera for instance)
and you can't tell what they are.... And besides with at least 10% of computers
runnning linux Netscape/Mozilla should have a bigger number... >>
Lynx is an excellent browser - I used to use it on a very old 486. Its a good challenge creating a site which displays perfectly using Lynx.
With the stats Aj posted, it looks like IE5/6 deserve the bulk of testing (sigh).
NS4 also needs support. I use Mozilla almost exclusively; objectively I'd say Mozilla/NS6 should be tested if you have the time/resources. As a matter of principle, Mozilla is perhaps the most standards-compliant browser in existence, so you _should_ test on it.
In about 6 months or so, I'd stop testing for NS4. Although I was a longtime user of NS4, web developers really hate it to develop for it. We really need rapid adoption of Gecko browsers (i.e. Mozilla/NS6) and to kill the old beast (NS4).
Gecko will be embedded in the next version of Compuserve (and potentially AOL down the road), so it'll pick up at least some hundreds of thousands of users when the CServe client is upgraded.
The thing I hate about NS6 is that although Gecko is a marvelous browser rendering engine, NS6 is a gargantuan, sluggish suite.
Fortunately, we do have choices and can choose Mozilla (although a suite, it's not as heavyweight as NS6) or lightweight Gecko-embedded browsers such as Galeon or K-meleon.
Konquerer gets rave reviews, but it's hardly a blip on the radar. Same applies for Opera (which will always have loving fans, but small usage numbers). Again, if you have the resources, do very light testing on these alternatives.
NS4 also needs support. I use Mozilla almost exclusively; objectively I'd say Mozilla/NS6 should be tested if you have the time/resources. As a matter of principle, Mozilla is perhaps the most standards-compliant browser in existence, so you _should_ test on it.
In about 6 months or so, I'd stop testing for NS4. Although I was a longtime user of NS4, web developers really hate it to develop for it. We really need rapid adoption of Gecko browsers (i.e. Mozilla/NS6) and to kill the old beast (NS4).
Gecko will be embedded in the next version of Compuserve (and potentially AOL down the road), so it'll pick up at least some hundreds of thousands of users when the CServe client is upgraded.
The thing I hate about NS6 is that although Gecko is a marvelous browser rendering engine, NS6 is a gargantuan, sluggish suite.
Fortunately, we do have choices and can choose Mozilla (although a suite, it's not as heavyweight as NS6) or lightweight Gecko-embedded browsers such as Galeon or K-meleon.
Konquerer gets rave reviews, but it's hardly a blip on the radar. Same applies for Opera (which will always have loving fans, but small usage numbers). Again, if you have the resources, do very light testing on these alternatives.
The new Opera 6 is great, I use it on XP, BeOS and Linux, but not 6.0 on the latter 2 just in Windows. This browser is great and I've found it to be much faster than IE, Mozilla, or Netscape.
The problem with Opera is that it ships with the default browser ident being IE 5.0, at least 5.x did, I dont know about 6.x.
Wow... I just tried Opera 6 on my Win2k computer at work and I really like it! I think I've found a new browser! 
Runs nice on a PII 450 with 128 RAM.
Runs nice on a PII 450 with 128 RAM.Sunner, Opera 6 does that as well, but there are other options you can change it to. Out of curiosity why would you see this as a problem though?
<< Sunner, Opera 6 does that as well, but there are other options you can change it too. Out of curiosity why would you see this as a problem though? >>
Its harder to get a more accurate count of opera users if the browser is identifying itself as something else. I love opera 5, using it right now on OpenBSD. But I usually identify it as ie 5.0 because I just didnt feel like changing it. I would be using mozilla if it didnt have so many problems on OpenBSD :/
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