SCORECARD: Browser Wars

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In the past year, Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) and Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) have continued to corral more Internet users with Chrome and Safari, respectively. In the process, Mozilla Firefox and Microsoft's (NASDAQ: MSFT) Internet Explorer have seen their shares of the market decline, though between the two of them, they still command over three quarters of the market. As the battle for users grows more intense, the browsers have ushered in new features and ironed out old kinks, giving Internet users plenty of great options to pick from.

Browser	Latest market share: April 2011 (via Net Applications)...	...vs. June 2010	Latest release	Speed, based on four tests standardized and averaged by FierceCIO	Notable security features	Recent security news
Apple Safari	7.2%	4.9%	Safari 5.0.5 (4/14/2011)	5th (slowest)	XSS Auditor	from June 3
Google Chrome	11.9%	7.2%	Chrome 11.0.696.71 (updates automatically)	1st (fastest)	Sandboxing	from May 31
Mozilla Firefox	21.6%	23.8%	Firefox 4.0.1 (4/28/2011)	2nd	HTTP Strict Transport Security	from May 31
Opera	2.1%	2.3%	Opera 11.11 (5/18/2011)	3rd	Fraud and Malware Protection	from May 18
Microsoft Internet Explorer	55.1%	60.3%	Internet Explorer 9 (3/14/2011)	4th	SmartScreen	from May 31