Are People Using Non-Browser Apps To Access The Internet?
from the yes,-but-on-purpose? dept
Nielsen/NetRatings is reporting that more and more people are accessing the internet via non-browser applications. 76% of users connect via non-browser applications, with the popular ones being instant messaging and the various media players. I'm not sure why this is a big deal. Lots of people use non-browser applications to reach the internet. This isn't a question of replacing the browser, but other, non-browsing applications using the internet as well, for other, (you guessed it) non-browsing purposes. It really wasn't that long ago that all internet applications were non-browser applications. I'm actually surprised that email applications aren't included at the top of this list. Are that many people really using web-based email applications these days? In the meantime, Jeremy Wagstaff is pointing out that many of these applications are sneakily installed upon startup, so that many users have them connecting to the internet when they don't even know about it, making this study even less meaningful.
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Why should a html browser rule?
With the help of a specific client you are able to use more sofisticated functions.
Internet is more than browsing html files.
Unfortunately it is not an increase of useful clients, it is an increase of spywares and other stupid solutions like Media Player.
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No, there *is* important information here...
We all knew that, of course, but there were people who didn't. Perhaps this will teach them.
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online chess
And I'd rather be playing chess online on online chess !
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online chess
and I'd rather be playing chess online on online chess :)
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