Microsoft's new Edge browser is being used by a minority of
those running Windows 10 -- between one-sixth and one-third -- according
to data from a pair of analytics vendors.
The early returns on Edge not only hint at Microsoft's failure to get the earliest adopters to rely on the new browser, but also question Mozilla's contention that
Windows 10's setup will result in defections from its own Firefox, or by association, other non-Microsoft browsers.
Windows 10's setup will result in defections from its own Firefox, or by association, other non-Microsoft browsers.
During July, Edge accounted for just 0.14% of all browsers tracked by California-based Net Applications. With Windows 10's user share
standing at 0.39% for July -- and because Edge works only on Windows 10
-- the browser was run by about 36% of its potential users (0.14%
divided by 0.39%).
Net Applications measures user share
using visitor tallies to its customers' websites. The result is a rough
estimate of the percentage of the world's online users who run a
specific browser.
