Alright, maybe world domination is a bit much. But, when you look at what Google has done in the past month, you’ll understand what I mean. After Google launched Chrome for Mac in early December they really began the jump over Safari, Apple’s internet browser. According to web metrics provider Net Applications, Google’s Chrome took over Safari’s 3rd place spot in the browser war, behind Microsoft’s Internet Explorer and Mozilla’s Firefox. They now have 4.63% of the browser market, slightly higher than Safari’s 4.46%. Sure, that’s still a relatively small percentage of the market, but take a look at where Chrome was in December of 2008, just a year ago. Back then Chrome held less than 1.5% of the market, which at the time was less than half of Safari’s market share.
Chrome isn’t the only thing those geniuses over at Google can tout. Just yesterday Google had a small text ad on their home page for the Nexus One phone, the new Android phone from Google. The fact that Google can advertise their products for free on prime internet real estate exemplifies how powerful Google has become. Now with this phone out, as well as Motorola’s Droid, Google keeps furthering its reach into the cell phone market.
Finally, a poll by Mashable found that 70% of those who interacted with the poll prefer Google’s Gmail over Microsoft’s Outlook. Although that really doesn’t say much, especially considering the tech-savvy audience Mashable appeals to, it is just another statistic leaning the way of Google.
The question now is What will Google reach it’s hands into next? Share your thoughts.
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