browsers.co.uk – what are the main web browsers out there?

browsers.co.uk – what are the main web browsers out there?
As the Internet has become increasingly popular, the range of browsers
available to individuals has increased. A browser is the software, which
allows the general pubic to access the World Wide Web, browsers can also
be useful for the use of internal intranets which are typically used
within companies. The first browser was developed in 1991 by a gentleman
named Tim Bernes-Lee, the software was called WorldWideWeb, hence any
domains now beginning with www. Following this, numerous other browsers
were created although few generated the popularity, which
Microsoft’s software did and still holds, this is known as Internet
Explorer. This was developed in 1995 and brought a browser battle to the
front where browsers were fighting for the number of users. Due to the
size of Microsoft and also the ability to incorporate Internet Explorer
with its operating system Windows, Microsoft became the market leader and
by 2002, 95% of Internet users were using Internet Explorer. Despite
holding a massive share of the market during 2002, this share has dwindled
down to 60% (as of April 2010). This is due to a number of reasons
including, the increasing use of different operating systems (moving away
from Windows which traditionally supplies Internet Explorer), and the
increasing popularity of Apple Macs and also the increased range of
browsers available, namely FireFox and Google Chrome. Firefox developed by
the company Netscape is one of the major competitors of Internet Explorer,
and as of April 2010, the Firefox browser held 25% of the markets users.
There is an ongoing debate between Internet users in regards to which
browser is the best, the users are very much split. The main difference
which appears to be brought forward I that FireFox offers extra plugin
functions and also offers more security features, although it must be
stated that members on both sides of the debate can pick advantages and
disadvantages of both. As can be seen so far, the main two web browsers
holding most of the market share are Microsoft’s Internet Explorer
and Netscape’s FireFox. Apple Mac computers, which of late have
seen a surge in sales, are provided with browsing software known as
Safari, this browsers holds 5% of the market share. It holds the typical
browser style with all the traditional features held by Internet Explorer,
such as a search bar, back and forwards button. The main search engine
Google provides the final major browser within the market, the browser is
known as Google Chrome. This is a relatively new browser and was only
developed two years ago; despite it being a new browser it already holds
7% of the usage share. If a prediction is to be made it could be predicted
that Google Chrome is likely to increase in popularity, this especially
due to its popularity of being a search engine provide, search toolbar
provider and also due it being an email account provider. Many web
developers also invest large amounts of time and money in focusing their
efforts on the Google search engine in relation to search engine
optimization (SEO), this in the future, may be easier to carry out within
the Chrome browser.