Several days ago I posted about the
IE8 usage on
Simpy. Since that post, its usage went from 0.01% (in the last 30 days then) to the massive 0.04% (also in the last 30 days, but from today) of all Internet Explorer users.
I have been paying minimal attention to usage of Firefox 3.0 on Simpy over the last few months, but I had a look at the stats and can report that Firefox 3.0 is ahead of IE8 in terms of usage numbers on Simpy - Firefox 3.0 accounts for 2.23% of all Firefox users. The dominant version is still 2.0.0.12, of course.
Apple has recently released Safari 3.1 and has started pushing it even on Windows via iTunes updates. The story about this and the motives (the browser built-in search box that search engines like Google pay for) is all over the news/blogosphere, just check
Technorati. In any case, so far I have not noticed the increased Safari usage on Simpy. I think this will take time. Not all people run iTunes update yet. Of those who have, some opted not to install Safari 3.1. Of those who installed it, some portion did not even realize they now have a new browser available to them. Of those who did install Safari, some portion decided to stick with their previous browser anyway.
