It’s been 3 months since the release (via automatic updates) of Internet Explorer 7 (IE7). 21% of visitors to our client sites are using the new browser version.

It is a slow take up in my mind. Clearly lots of people have automatic updates turned off. The recent release of vista will improve the take up. If you are a developer, be prepared to program for both IE6 and IE7 for some time to come.

General penetration statistics:

• IE6 61%
• IE7 21%
• Firefox 11%
• Safari 4%
• Netscape 1%
• Opera 0.5%
• Other (Mozilla, Camino etc) 1.5%

Note: these statistics are based on website traffic to several highly trafficked commercial / retail sites Read the rest of this post »