Each of our data aggregators pretty much make the case that at this growth rate, Edge is going to be an edge case for all but those Microsoft-centric Windows 10 diehards.Įven so, as you move forward, you should plan to support Edge. For anything other than a browser, that would be a stupendous level of penetration.īut we're talking browsers here, which means market share matters. Just on US government sites, there were 98 million visits in the last three months. So, does anyone actually use (or know about) Edge? Absolutely. StatCounter doesn't give nearly as much prominence to Edge as Net Market Share, but both show the browser growing. StatCounter counted IE out well before Net Market Share, but in both cases, IE is clearly on the outs. These days, it seems that in Microsoft's eyes, IE's main purpose in life is to serve corporate customers running line-of-business applications that those customers aren't prepared to convert to another browser.Īnother view of worldwide desktop browser usage While Microsoft has stopped development on new features, IE is still fully supported. Internet Explorer (IE), of course, is the browser most associated with Windows and Microsoft. ![]() When a customer has a problem using the site, they don't recommend Chrome or Edge. ![]() They're still recommending customers access their Web site with IE. We have a friend who does phone support for the credit arm of one of the Big Three automakers. To easily get to her bookmarks and browsing history, Chrome is seamless, where Edge doesn't exist on the Mac.Įdge is also not the main Windows browsers many commercial sites expect. While her main machine is a Windows 10 ultrabook, our family big screen is a Mac. We use Chrome because, again, it's cross platform. ![]() ![]() If you're going to test your websites against Safari for Mac compatibility, it's clear that you should also test your site against Edge for Windows 10 users.
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