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Instigated by an agreement negotiated between the European Commission (EC) and Microsoft Corp. (MSFT), a new browser selection utility has just become available. Although the browser choice software is intended mainly to be distributed through the Windows update system familiar to Microsoft's Internet Explorer (IE) users, it is also available online for anyone to access.
It is reported that Microsoft IE currently holds approximately 62% of browser market share. That is a powerful position for the company to be in when considering that web browsers are absolutely essential pieces of software. That is, in part, why the EC put pressure on Microsoft to open up the playing field to lesser known browser utilities. With their demands, European regulators essentially cut Microsoft's exclusive IE umbilical cord in July of 2009.
The new browser selection utility is a single web page of easily understood options. Twelve browser selections are presented, along with descriptive text indicating any special niches each of the browsers may be intended to serve. There is an installation download available for each browser selection, and there is also immediate access available to more in-depth information on each of the browser candidates.
At this point, it's unknown to what extent this new-found web surfing freedom might affect Microsoft's dominant position in the browsing field. Suffice it to say, in the realm of Internet power plays, this is a big one.
If Internet Explorer is truly the most efficient and stable utility of its kind in the marketplace, then its position should remain largely untouched. However, as a former IE user who is now a confirmed Firefox enthusiast, I earnestly believe that Microsoft's iron grip on the world of web browsers has just been shattered.
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