Europeans embrace Firefox in record numbers

This is no surprise really - Firefox in general is a better browsing experience with fantastic plugins like NoScript and AdBlock which improve security significantly. I suspect though that this grow is more about anti-Microsoft sentiment…

“Firefox has made huge inroads in Europe over the past year, to the point where Internet Explorer is in danger of losing its market share lead in some countries. According to French web metrics firm XiTiMonitor, Firefox’s overall market share in the 32 European countries it measures has grown to 27.8 percent, up from just over 20 percent in January 2006.”

The full article by Eric Bangeman can be found here.