That's not a gain in marketshare, that's some random statistical noise. Take a look at the graph[1]. IE6's segment is generally trending downwards, but the "wi

That's not a gain in marketshare, that's some random statistical noise. Take a look at the graph[1]. IE6's segment is generally trending downwards, but the "wiggle" from month to month is a bit bigger than the trend. This month it happens to be wiggling up. Next month it will probably wiggle down, and ars will get to write a breathless article on the impending demise of IE6. The correct take-away is that IE6 is declining, but slowly. So slowly, that on a monthly timescale, the change is smaller than random variations. So stop measuring it on a monthly basis. [1] http://static.arstechnica.net/2012/04/02/internet-explorer-adoption-2012-03-4f7a134-intro.png http://static.arstechnica.net/2012/04/02/internet-explorer-a...