Apple iPhone Holds 66% Mobile Browser Market Share February 2009

By Hercules Kataveli, B2P
Published on Monday March 2, 2009 at 4:02 pm ET
Updated 08-26-11, 6:10 pm ET

Net Applications has released figures relating to mobile browser market share for February 2009. Apple’s iPhone, which accounts for about 0.5% of all cell phones, holds 66.61% mobile browser market share according to the findings, with its closest competitor Java ME (such as Blackberry handsets) at only 9.06% The actual results will likely begin to change as Microsoft rolls out its highly upgraded Internet Explorer browser and as Palm rolls out its Palm Pre with a revamped browser. Mozilla is also preparing to launch its own mobile internet browser dubbed Fennec. Interestingly, the Mac OS in February 2009 held 9.71% of the total computer operating system market share, down from 9.93% a month earlier in January 2009. The iPhone also generates 51% of all current U.S. mobile internet browsing traffic.

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  • asfd

    Geez, apple created a new 'segment' of the market and owns it… that's because most phone apps run 'on the phone' so they don't rack up data charges like the iPhone…

    just ask the Australian Consumer Commission who will be regulating against apple's model next year.

  • asfd

    Geez, apple created a new 'segment' of the market and owns it… that's because most phone apps run 'on the phone' so they don't rack up data charges like the iPhone…

    just ask the Australian Consumer Commission who will be regulating against apple's model next year.

  • asfd

    Geez, apple created a new ‘segment’ of the market and owns it… that’s because most phone apps run ‘on the phone’ so they don’t rack up data charges like the iPhone… rnrnjust ask the Australian Consumer Commission who will be regulating against apple’s model next year.

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