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Article: IDC Study Reveals U.S. Browser Market Share Shifts as Microsoft Makes Gains, AOL Remains Stable, and Netscape Drops.
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- September 28, 1998
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FRAMINGHAM, Mass., Sept. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Although still the market leader, Netscape lost nine points of market share in the U.S. browser market in the first half of 1998, according to a new report published by International Data Corporation (IDC). Microsoft's branded product gained just under five points of market share in the same period. America Online (AOL) remained stable from the end of 1997 to mid-1998 in the home segment.
"The results of this third IDC survey tracking Web browser market share show a dramatic shift toward Microsoft Internet Explorer by midyear 1998," said Joan-Carol Brigham, a research manager in IDC's Internet and eCommerce Strategies ...