Hey all,

Today, Microsoft launches their browser choice update so that all EU versions of Windows will give users a choice of what browsers they'd like to continue with!

Here are the choices with the engine software they contain:

  • Microsoft IE8 (Trident rendering engine)
  • Mozilla Firefox (Gecko)
  • Google Chrome (Webkit)
  • Apple Safari (Webkit)
  • Opera (Presto)
  • Avant (Trident)
  • Flock (Gecko)
  • GreenBrowser (Trident)
  • K-meleon (Gecko)
  • Maxthon (Trident)
  • Sleipnir (switchable between Trident and Gecko)
  • Slim (Trident)
Sitepoint predicts the following to happen in the next month:

  • IE usage will drop a few percent within Europe, but it won’t have a huge impact on worldwide figures
  • There will be a noticeable shift from IE7 to IE8
  • IE6 usage will not decrease — many of those users will have updates switched off, especially on corporate networks
  • Firefox will increase its share to match or slightly overtake IE
  • Chrome will increase by a percentage point or two
  • Opera and Safari will not change significantly
  • ‘Other’ browsers will increase slightly.

See the article here:

http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2010/...-choice-today/