Google Chrome now more popular than Internet Explorer, says NetMarketShare

Google Chrome has just passed Internet Explorer to become the most popular desktop web browser, according to web analytics company NetMarketShare. Based on the latest figures, the former has 41.71 percent usage share as opposed to 41.33 percent for Microsoft's longstanding PC browser. NetMarketShare is the last major web analytics company to crown Google Chrome as the most popular desktop web browser. Other players in this field have it pegged as the leader with an even more comfortable lead over Internet Explorer. StatCounter, for instance, says that Google Chrome has 60.47 percent usage share, with Firefox coming in second place… [Continue Reading]