9. Rise and rise of Firefox

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Share of browser use in Europe. Source: XiTi Monitor, SiliconRepublic.com, bit-tech.net, Net Applications

Irish surfers are taking to Mozilla Firefox in ever-increasing numbers, according to new research by French firm XiTi Monitor.

Almost one third of Irish web users now use the Firefox web browser, a situation replicated across much of Europe where Firefox is now used by 28.1% of surfers.XiTi said the market share of the open-source browser had risen by 20% over the year 2007.

The highest proportion of Firefox users is found in Finland, where it is used by 46% of surfers, while 45% of Slovenes and 42% of Poles also opt for it.

In Ireland 29.6% have signed up but the UK figure of 17% is likely to rise now the BBC has decided to make its on-demand TV application iPlayer compatible with it.

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