Chrome outshines IE for a day

HELSINKI: Google Inc’s Chrome web browser overtook Microsoft Corp’s Internet Explorer (IE) on March 18 to become market leader globally for the first time, web analytics firm StatCounter said.

“While it is only one day, this is a milestone,” said Aodhan Cullen, StatCounter’s chief executive. “On weekends, when people are free to choose what browser to use, many of them are selecting Chrome in preference to IE.”