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"That's the largest single increase in a single month for Safari, with iOS devices making up more than a third of the usage for the browser" So they're adding
by nextparadigms 15y ago
"That's the largest single increase in a single month for Safari, with iOS devices making up more than a third of the usage for the browser"
So they're adding the iOS browser numbers and making it sound as if it's the same browser and therefore its market share grew.
I find that very misleading. It reminds me of when Asymco added the iPad growth rate (which was something like 200% bigger from a year before) with Mac sales growth rate, which were something like 20% or whatever, and then saying "Apple computers had a growth of 220% year over year!". Very misleading, but it's actually pretty common for Asymco to do this. But what worries me is that I've seen other sites employ this tactic of adding iOS browser share+Safari and calling it one and the same, and then even arguing that it's outpacing Chrome!
The browsers are not the same and they shouldn't be counted together, but if at one point they become pretty much the same, then at least they should do it count their share across all platforms for all browsers, not just Safari.
- pohl 15y agoI think if you're going to call Asymco "misleading" then you should, at least, cite the specific article by URL. I have found them to do a very good job of adding proper labels and caveats.