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Cross Browser Testing
You can use some of the links below to preview your web site in multiple browsers/os online:
Browsershots.org >>> (free)
Browsercam.com >>> (non-free)
Litmusapp.com >>> (non-free)
Crossbrowsertesting.com >>> (non-free)
The free service offered by some of those web site is sometime really slow and we don’t guarantee you it is 100% accurate.
You can use Emulation or Virtualization to run multiple browser/os versions on your MAC or your PC:
For PC Users:
> WMware >>>
> Virtual PC >>>
> All IE Versions VPC Image >>>
For MAC Intel Users:
> Parallels desktop >>>
> WMware Fusion >>>
Older Browser and Applications downloads >>>
The goal of testing is to get as close as possible to the final user experience. From our experience browser emulation is not always 100% accurate and in some cases you might miss some bugs by not using a real browser and a clean install.
Global Browser Statics Year 2008
Global Browser Market Share 2008
According to Net Application MS Internet Explorer was 72.65% of the global market in 2008 and Firefox was 19.03%. Safari comes in 3rd position with 6.39% of the browser market.
MS IE > 72.65%
Firefox > 19.03%
Safari > 6.39%
Opera > 0.70%
Netscape > 0.61%
Chrome > 0.30%
Other > 0.33%
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Browser Version Market Share 2008
IE 7.0 > 46.06%
IE 6.0 > 26.20%
Firefox 3.0 > 6.82%
Firefox 2.0 > 11.64%
Safari 3.1 > 3.41%
Safari 3.0 > 1.72%
Other > 4.02%
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Source: http://marketshare.hitslink.com.
Net Applications offers great and detailed browser, OS statistics. Visit their web site for more information.