The Death of the Browser
I read this morning an article on ZDNet talking about a recent study by Nielsen/Netratings which highlights that browser usage among internet users is decreasing. About 3 of 4 internet users would use internet features through dedicated applications like IM, P2P or Media players of any kind. This remindsme of previous articles announcing that IE6 would be the last stand alone browser distribution, and the strong messages around rich connected apps in Longhorn at PDC03. The trend seems to be confirmed by this study. Does it also means the end of the browser war?
[Update] It looks like Internet Explorer has a future!