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	<title>The Windows Club &#187; Market Share</title>
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	<description>The Windows Club is  created by Anand Khanse, a Microsoft MVP and is primarily targeted at the Windows 7, 8 &#38; Vista user and will address and cover issues in relation to Microsoft and Windows OS.</description>
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		<title>Browser Wars 2012: Top 5 popular browsers &#8211; Feature Comparison Chart</title>
		<link>http://www.thewindowsclub.com/browser-wars-2012-comparison-top-5-popular-browsers-chart-poll?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=browser-wars-2012-comparison-top-5-popular-browsers-chart-poll</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Jan 2012 14:10:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AnandK@TWC</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[IE]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thewindowsclub.com/?p=41884</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[<div style=" float: left; padding: 4px; margin: 0 10px 5px 0; width: 75px; height: 75px;"><img style=" float: left; padding: 4px; margin: 0 10px 5px 0;" width="75" height="75" src="http://www.thewindowsclub.com/wp-content/themes/Twc/scripts/thumb.php?src=http://www.thewindowsclub.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/Compare-Browsers-3.jpg&amp;w=75&amp;h=75&amp;zc=1"/></div>The war for dominance in the usage share in the browser market place has never been dull. From the day Internet Explorer vanquished and replaced Netscape&#8217;s navigator as the dominant browser, things have been heating up. First Firefox came and <span><a class="more-link" href="http://www.thewindowsclub.com/browser-wars-2012-comparison-top-5-popular-browsers-chart-poll">...more &#62;&#62;&#62;</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>IE9 and Chrome increase usage share on Windows 7, Firefox declines</title>
		<link>http://www.thewindowsclub.com/ie9-chrome-increase-usage-share-windows-7-firefox-declines?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=ie9-chrome-increase-usage-share-windows-7-firefox-declines</link>
		<comments>http://www.thewindowsclub.com/ie9-chrome-increase-usage-share-windows-7-firefox-declines#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Jan 2012 04:12:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Asrartheone@TWC</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Browsers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chrome]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thewindowsclub.com/?p=41414</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[<div style=" float: left; padding: 4px; margin: 0 10px 5px 0; width: 75px; height: 75px;"><img style=" float: left; padding: 4px; margin: 0 10px 5px 0;" width="75" height="75" src="http://www.thewindowsclub.com/wp-content/themes/Twc/scripts/thumb.php?src=http://www.thewindowsclub.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/IE9-Worldwide-600x354.png&amp;w=75&amp;h=75&amp;zc=1"/></div>This year 2012 started off on a good note for Microsoft, in particular Internet Explorer 9. As it was being expected earlier, IE9 is on a roll, constantly increasing its worldwide user base on Windows 7. Presently, IE9 is used by <span><a class="more-link" href="http://www.thewindowsclub.com/ie9-chrome-increase-usage-share-windows-7-firefox-declines">...more &#62;&#62;&#62;</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>Infographic: Internet Explorer market share;  from global domination to stagnation</title>
		<link>http://www.thewindowsclub.com/infographic-internet-explorer-market-share-global-domination-stagnation?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=infographic-internet-explorer-market-share-global-domination-stagnation</link>
		<comments>http://www.thewindowsclub.com/infographic-internet-explorer-market-share-global-domination-stagnation#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Jul 2011 15:21:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AnandK@TWC</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[IE]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thewindowsclub.com/?p=31304</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[<div style=" float: left; padding: 4px; margin: 0 10px 5px 0; width: 75px; height: 75px;"><img style=" float: left; padding: 4px; margin: 0 10px 5px 0;" width="75" height="75" src="http://www.thewindowsclub.com/wp-content/themes/Twc/scripts/thumb.php?src=http://www.thewindowsclub.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/IG-Browser-Evo-2-760px.jpg&amp;w=75&amp;h=75&amp;zc=1"/></div>Netscape browser once ruled the Internet controlling over 86% of the browser market. However once Microsoft decided to integrate Internet Explorer with its Windows operating system, not surprisingly, they took over the browser market and dominated it for years. Until <span><a class="more-link" href="http://www.thewindowsclub.com/infographic-internet-explorer-market-share-global-domination-stagnation">...more &#62;&#62;&#62;</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>Google loses 16% of its user share; Bing gains!</title>
		<link>http://www.thewindowsclub.com/google-loses-16-of-its-user-share-bing-gains?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=google-loses-16-of-its-user-share-bing-gains</link>
		<comments>http://www.thewindowsclub.com/google-loses-16-of-its-user-share-bing-gains#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Jun 2011 15:26:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Asrartheone@TWC</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Google]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thewindowsclub.com/?p=29428</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[<div style=" float: left; padding: 4px; margin: 0 10px 5px 0; width: 75px; height: 75px;"><img style=" float: left; padding: 4px; margin: 0 10px 5px 0;" width="75" height="75" src="http://www.thewindowsclub.com/wp-content/themes/Twc/scripts/thumb.php?src=http://www.thewindowsclub.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/Bing-images-4-400x285.jpg&amp;w=75&amp;h=75&amp;zc=1"/></div>Almost all Softies proudly beam that they are &#8216;BING&#8217; guys. And by BING, they mean &#8216;Best Is Not Good&#8217;. They get into an argument if one says BING is only a search engine. For its also a decision engine. And <span><a class="more-link" href="http://www.thewindowsclub.com/google-loses-16-of-its-user-share-bing-gains">...more &#62;&#62;&#62;</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>IDC: Windows Phone will overtake iOS, RIM to become number 2 operating system by 2015</title>
		<link>http://www.thewindowsclub.com/idc-windows-phone-will-be-number-2-operating-system-worldwide-by-2015?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=idc-windows-phone-will-be-number-2-operating-system-worldwide-by-2015</link>
		<comments>http://www.thewindowsclub.com/idc-windows-phone-will-be-number-2-operating-system-worldwide-by-2015#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Mar 2011 15:59:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AnandK@TWC</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Phone]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thewindowsclub.com/?p=26164</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[<div style=" float: left; padding: 4px; margin: 0 10px 5px 0; width: 75px; height: 75px;"><img style=" float: left; padding: 4px; margin: 0 10px 5px 0;" width="75" height="75" src="http://www.thewindowsclub.com/wp-content/themes/Twc/scripts/thumb.php?src=http://www.thewindowsclub.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/mobile-os-share-600x340.jpg&amp;w=75&amp;h=75&amp;zc=1"/></div>Market Analysts at IDC are forecasting that Windows Phone could well be the second most popular mobile operating system in the world, after Android, overtaking iPhone&#8217;s iOS and Blackberry RIM. Android is poised to take over as the leading smartphone <span><a class="more-link" href="http://www.thewindowsclub.com/idc-windows-phone-will-be-number-2-operating-system-worldwide-by-2015">...more &#62;&#62;&#62;</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>Windows Phone 7 customer satisfaction stands at 93%!</title>
		<link>http://www.thewindowsclub.com/windows-phone-7-customer-satisfaction-at-93?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=windows-phone-7-customer-satisfaction-at-93</link>
		<comments>http://www.thewindowsclub.com/windows-phone-7-customer-satisfaction-at-93#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Jan 2011 04:49:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AnandK@TWC</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Phone]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thewindowsclub.com/?p=23174</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[<div style=" float: left; padding: 4px; margin: 0 10px 5px 0; width: 75px; height: 75px;"><img style=" float: left; padding: 4px; margin: 0 10px 5px 0;" width="75" height="75" src="http://www.thewindowsclub.com/wp-content/themes/Twc/scripts/thumb.php?src=http://www.thewindowsclub.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/windows-phone-device.jpg&amp;w=75&amp;h=75&amp;zc=1"/></div>Microsoft has said that it has shipped more than 2 million copies of the Windows Phone 7 operating system in the last quarter. Customer satisfaction for WP7 now stands at 93 %  and brand awareness has jumped to 66 % <span><a class="more-link" href="http://www.thewindowsclub.com/windows-phone-7-customer-satisfaction-at-93">...more &#62;&#62;&#62;</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>AVAST, ESET, Symantec together control 40% of the global AntiVirus market</title>
		<link>http://www.thewindowsclub.com/avast-eset-symantec-together-control-40-of-the-global-antivirus-market?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=avast-eset-symantec-together-control-40-of-the-global-antivirus-market</link>
		<comments>http://www.thewindowsclub.com/avast-eset-symantec-together-control-40-of-the-global-antivirus-market#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Jan 2011 04:51:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AnandK@TWC</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Security]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AntiVirus]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thewindowsclub.com/?p=21975</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[<div style=" float: left; padding: 4px; margin: 0 10px 5px 0; width: 75px; height: 75px;"><img style=" float: left; padding: 4px; margin: 0 10px 5px 0;" width="75" height="75" src="http://www.thewindowsclub.com/wp-content/themes/Twc/scripts/thumb.php?src=http://www.thewindowsclub.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/dec10-av-stats-600x387.jpg&amp;w=75&amp;h=75&amp;zc=1"/></div>OPSWAT has released its quarterly market share reports for several sectors of the security industry. This quarter&#8217;s report includes both worldwide and North American market share and usage data for antivirus software and Windows Operating Systems. Microsoft’s Security Essentials Antivirus <span><a class="more-link" href="http://www.thewindowsclub.com/avast-eset-symantec-together-control-40-of-the-global-antivirus-market">...more &#62;&#62;&#62;</a></span>]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>6</slash:comments>
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		<title>Windows 7 market share crosses 25%; XP drops to 50%!</title>
		<link>http://www.thewindowsclub.com/windows-7-market-share-crosses-25-xp-drops-to-50?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=windows-7-market-share-crosses-25-xp-drops-to-50</link>
		<comments>http://www.thewindowsclub.com/windows-7-market-share-crosses-25-xp-drops-to-50#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Dec 2010 08:39:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AnandK@TWC</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thewindowsclub.com/?p=20550</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[<div style=" float: left; padding: 4px; margin: 0 10px 5px 0; width: 75px; height: 75px;"><img style=" float: left; padding: 4px; margin: 0 10px 5px 0;" width="75" height="75" src="http://www.thewindowsclub.com/wp-content/themes/Twc/scripts/thumb.php?src=http://www.thewindowsclub.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/os-stats-dec-2010-600x341.png&amp;w=75&amp;h=75&amp;zc=1"/></div>According to StatCounter, Windows 7 market share now stands at 25.12%, while Windows Vista has been steadily declining and now stands at 15.9%. Not surprisingly, Windows XP market share has also dropped. While it stood at 65.12% in Dec 2009, <span><a class="more-link" href="http://www.thewindowsclub.com/windows-7-market-share-crosses-25-xp-drops-to-50">...more &#62;&#62;&#62;</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>Internet Explorer market share drops below 50% !</title>
		<link>http://www.thewindowsclub.com/internet-explorer-market-share-drops-to-below-50?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=internet-explorer-market-share-drops-to-below-50</link>
		<comments>http://www.thewindowsclub.com/internet-explorer-market-share-drops-to-below-50#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Oct 2010 16:59:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AnandK@TWC</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[IE]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Browsers]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thewindowsclub.com/?p=18360</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[<div style=" float: left; padding: 4px; margin: 0 10px 5px 0; width: 75px; height: 75px;"><img style=" float: left; padding: 4px; margin: 0 10px 5px 0;" width="75" height="75" src="http://www.thewindowsclub.com/wp-content/themes/Twc/scripts/thumb.php?src=http://www.thewindowsclub.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/ie-share-oct2010.png&amp;w=75&amp;h=75&amp;zc=1"/></div>Microsoft Internet Explorer browser has fallen below 50% of the worldwide market for the first time according to StatCounter. The company&#8217;s research arm, StatCounter Global Stats finds that Microsoft IE fell to 49.87% in September followed by Firefox with 31.5%. <span><a class="more-link" href="http://www.thewindowsclub.com/internet-explorer-market-share-drops-to-below-50">...more &#62;&#62;&#62;</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>Over 50% in China still use Internet Explorer 6</title>
		<link>http://www.thewindowsclub.com/over-50-in-china-still-use-internet-explorer-6?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=over-50-in-china-still-use-internet-explorer-6</link>
		<comments>http://www.thewindowsclub.com/over-50-in-china-still-use-internet-explorer-6#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Sep 2010 11:49:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AnandK@TWC</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[IE]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Internet Explorer 8 has gained market share all over. However while Internet Explorer 6 has been dropping off everywhere, it is still going strong in China. In August, Internet Explorer 8 gained 1.17% to 32.04% (including compatibility mode and editions), <span><a class="more-link" href="http://www.thewindowsclub.com/over-50-in-china-still-use-internet-explorer-6">...more &#62;&#62;&#62;</a></span>]]></description>
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