At http://www.news.com/News/Item/0,4,23522,00.html
Excerpt:
Netscape hangs onto browser lead
By Paul Festa
Staff Writer, CNET NEWS.COM
Once again, a study is showing Microsoft gaining on Netscape Communications
in their battle for dominance in the Web browser market.
But the study, which analyzes the installed base of Web browsers through
the end of 1997, shows that Netscape held on to its majority share. And
analysts note that the company can boast significant measures to boost its
position since the study was conducted.
"It's clear that Netscape has lost market share, but they're still in the
lead, and that's an important place to be," said Joan-Carol Brigham,
analyst with International Data Corporation, which released the study.
"It's also important to note that these numbers are relevant to the period
before Netscape started giving its browser away."
Netscape in recent months has cited internal research showing its market
share has stabilized in the mid-50s since the beginning of the year.
The IDC report, which measures the installed browser base as of year-end
1997, showed that Netscape's Navigator browser slipped to 50.5 in 1997 from
54.6 in 1996, bringing Netscape to the brink of the psychologically
important line between holding a majority and a plurality lead. But even
so, Netscape's Navigator browser still has double the share of Microsoft's
Internet Explorer, which rose to 22.8 percent from 16.4 percent from 1996
to 1997.
America Online's browser, based on Internet Explorer, rose to 16.1 percent
in 1997 from 13.1 percent in 1996. Remaining browsers combined fell to 10.6
percent from 15.9.
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