Metrics Show Surge in Google Chrome Use on Weekends - Digits - WSJ

Metrics Show Surge in Google Chrome Use on Weekends - Digits - WSJ:

"In the Web browser wars, Google’s Chrome is slowly chipping away at market share held by Microsoft’s Internet Explorer, especially when it comes to weekend use. Data from web analytics firm StatCounter highlight how global use of Chrome spikes on the weekend at the expense of IE. StatCounter tallies page views of websites in different browsers and then shows the percentage of views from each browser, including Firefox, Safari and Opera. While those latter three don’t fluctuate much during the week, Chrome peaks on the weekends and dips on the weekdays, while the opposite happens with IE. This suggests people are more likely using IE on their work computers and Chrome on their home PCs. “Whether Chrome can take the lead in the browser wars in the long term remains to be seen, however the trend towards Chrome usage at weekends is undeniable,” StatCounter CEO Aodhan Cullen in a statement. “At weekends, when people are free to choose what browser to use, many of them are selecting Chrome in preference to IE.”" 'via Blog this'