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Internet Explorer continues to grow, and Mavericks already on 11 percent of Macs

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Net Market Share

If nothing else, the browser and operating system numbers from October showed the huge behavioral differences between Mac users and Windows users. Both Microsoft and Apple released new versions of their desktop operating systems last month, with Windows 8.1 from Microsoft and OS X 10.9 Mavericks from Apple. In raw terms, Windows 8.1 already has many more users than Mavericks—about double—but as a proportion of the actual user base of the two platforms, it’s the Apple software that’s in the lead. 10.9 percent of Mac users are on the latest version of the operating system. Just 1.9 percent of PC users are on the newest Windows.

Net Market Share

Net Market Share

In a month that also saw Microsoft release a new version of its browser, not a great deal has changed among desktop browser preference. Internet Explorer picked up 0.42 points, Firefox gained 0.10 points, and Chrome dropped 0.54 points. Safari and Opera saw a gain of 0.07 and a loss of 0.05 points, respectively.

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August 2013 Patch Tuesday closed critical holes in Internet Explorer, Exchange, Windows

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Eight security updates, three of which are rated critical, were released for this Patch Tuesday to address 23 vulnerabilities in Exchange, Internet Explorer and Windows. Microsoft recommends deploying MS13-059 and MS13-060 first.
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Internet Explorer still growing as Windows 7 starts its decline

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Net Marketshare

In the first month of 2013, Internet Explorer’s desktop market share is continuing to slowly climb upwards, with Firefox consolidating its number two spot. There are signs that Windows 7 may have peaked as Windows 8 is slowly picking up users.

Net Marketshare

Net Marketshare

January was a good month for Microsoft’s browser, up 0.37 points to 55.14 percent. Firefox also grew, up 0.12 points to 19.94 percent. Chrome fell, down 0.56 points to 17.48 percent. Safari was unchanged at 5.24 percent, and Opera up a hair, gaining 0.04 points to reach 1.75 percent.

The improvement of Internet Explorer’s position masks a story that’s decidedly mixed for Microsoft. Windows 7 fell for the first time in January, dropping 0.63 points from a high of 45.11 percent to 44.48 percent. Windows 8’s slow growth is continuing, up 0.54 points from 1.72 percent to 2.26 percent. There’s also a small number of tablet users, with 0.08 percent on Windows 8 Touch and a minuscule 0.02 percent on Windows RT Touch.

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Zero day vulnerability in Internet Explorer being used in targeted attacks, FixIt now available

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Microsoft has released an advisory on a new zero day attack against users of Internet Explorer. While a Fixit is available it may be best to avoid using IE for awhile.
Naked Security – Sophos