As of 2008-2014: Google has unseated rival Microsoft as the leading browser maker in the U.S. for the first time:
~Google unseats Microsoft as the U.S. browser powerhouse. By Gregg Keizer, Computerworld.
How this war began: 20 years ago …
June, 1996: Turn-point in the Browser’s War
Month | Netscape Navigator | Microsoft Internet Explorer |
May-96 | 83.2% | 7.0% |
Jun-96 | 78.2% | 8.3% |
July-96 | 72.6% | 15.8% |
Aug-96 | 62.7% | 29.1% |
~ Roads and Crossroads of the Internet History : Chapter #4 – Birth of Web, Browsers Wars …