Some interesting insight on the browser wars from Andreas Gal via his blog.
https://andreasgal.com/2017/05/25/chrome-won/
- written in my Chrome browser
https://andreasgal.com/2017/05/25/chrome-won/
If the 6 year trend holds, IE should be pretty much dead in 2 or 3 years. Firefox is not faring much better, unfortunately, and is headed towards a 2-3% market share. For both IE and Firefox these low market share numbers further accelerate the decline because Web authors dont test for browsers with a small market share. Broken content makes users switch browsers, which causes more users to depart. A vicious cycle.
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The overall desktop PC market is growing slightly (most sales are replacement PCs, but new users are added as well). Despite an expanding market both IE and Firefox are declining unsustainably.
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I started Firefox OS in 2011 because already back then I was convinced that desktops and browsers were dead. Not immediatelyhere we are 6 years later and both are still aroundbut both are legacy technologies that are not particularly influential going forward. I dont think there will be a new browser war where Firefox or some other competitor re-captures market share from Chrome.
- written in my Chrome browser