September 1, 2008 6:07 AM PDT
iPhone browser usage jumps 58 percent in August
While it's significant that the Mac has risen to nearly 8 percent market share in operating systems (with Windows dropping from its lofty heights to a still-lofty 90.66 percent), according to Net Applications, I find the iPhone's rapid increase even more impressive:
iPhone Browser Market Share Climbs 58%
(Credit: Net Applications)While still a small player, it is amazing how fast the iPhone is growing as a web browsing device, and the increase is a steady trend, not merely a momentary rise.
If any other device manages to catch up with the iPhone, we could well be seeing the future of most web browsing going forward, given how much more of the world's population has access to mobile devices compared to PCs.
Matt Asay brings a decade of in-the-trenches open-source business and legal experience to The Open Road, with an emphasis on emerging open-source business strategies and opportunities. Matt is vice president of business development at Alfresco, a company that develops open-source software for content management. He is a member of the CNET Blog Network and is not an employee of CNET. Disclosure.
