IE 8.0 download and our site browser statistics

According to Google Analytics, the browser experience of users for this site is not like the general ratio. Contrary to the general 70:30 IE:others ratio, our site's breakdown is like:

        Internet Explorer           42.74%
       Firefox                     42.41%
       Opera                        5.06%
       Chrome                       4.41%
       Safari                       4.08%

This is a healthy distribution (and if we only take the data of the previous 30 days, Firefox had already taken over IE to the top). Sadly, for our other sites, IE users are still a majority (70%+).

We have mixed feeling on Internet Explorer. Although we do not recommend users to use IE, (you can update the Internet Explorer to 8.0 at Microsoft's "Worldwide" official site), it won't block Google's AdSense applets like other browsers do.

For fairness purposes, here are a couple of words for other browsers.
- for speed-wise, Chrome
- for elegant layout, Safari is the way to go.
- for convenience, choose Firefox (with Foxmarks and FireGestures add-ons)
- for best tabbed browsing experience, Opera (don't forget to turn on the additive Mouse Gesture function!)
- for travel usage, pick Opera@USB

Picture: A blatant copy of Firefox's phishing warning by IE8.