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If the global desktop share of Firefox fell from 31.64% in January 2010 to 16.53% in February 2015,[1] it represents a loss of 3.7% per year (15.11% / 49 months
by e15ctr0n 11y ago
If the global desktop share of Firefox fell from 31.64% in January 2010 to 16.53% in February 2015,[1] it represents a loss of 3.7% per year (15.11% / 49 months * 12 months / year). In theory, Firefox should reach zero market share in 3.7 years from now, just before the Yahoo deal runs out.[2]
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Usage_share_of_web_browsers#StatCounter_.28July_2008_to_present.29 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Usage_share_of_web_browsers#St...
[2] https://blog.mozilla.org/press/2014/11/yahoo-and-mozilla-form-strategic-partnership/ https://blog.mozilla.org/press/2014/11/yahoo-and-mozilla-for...
- ehsanu1 11y agoA linear rate is not very realistic here. Exponential decay would be better, but still probably completely useless as a predictive tool.