Firefox's Increase Rate Shot Down

After maintaining a constant increase rate for many months, Firefox has recorded its first decrease in its impressive rise against Microsoft's Internet Explorer, NetApplications says.

FireFox receded to 8.07% in July down from an all time high of 8.71% in June. Meanwhile, Microsoft grew to 87.2% in July up from 86.56% during June of 2005. The Mac staple, Safari posted modest growth garnering 2.13% while most other browsers experienced little change during the same time period.

"Mozilla recently created a for-profit division just in time to see its FireFox browser drop .7% in 30 days," noted Dan Shapero, Chief Operating Officer. "Microsoft's Internet Explorer actually gained ground at the expense of FireFox recent stride. At 8.07%, FireFox is still flirting with Mass Appeal, so August should be an interesting and telling month."

July Browser/Market Share:

Microsoft Internet Explorer - 87.20%

FireFox - 8.07%

Safari - 2.13%

Netscape - 1.50%

Opera - 0.49%

Mozilla - 0.52%

Other - 0.09%