IE8 becomes most popular web browser
Microsoft's Internet Explorer 8 (IE8) became the world's most popular browser during January, gaining 22.31 per cent of the market and overtaking IE6 for the first time.
The rise represented a jump from 20.86 per cent in December, and meant that the browser took just nine months to reach market dominance after its launch in March.
However, the figures from market intelligence firm NetApps showed that IE6 share dropped to 20.07 per cent. The browser has been widely criticised by governments around the world after it was discovered that the hackers who attacked Google in January exploited an IE6 flaw.
The once dominant version of IE is also likely to suffer from Google's announcement today that it will phase out IE6 support for Google Docs and Google Sites.
