• ZDNet, Monday, March 1, 2010 1:28 PM

In February, Chrome was the only desktop browser to show any gains, according to new data from Web metrics firm Net Applications. Google's web browser saw a jump in usage share to 5.61%, up 0.39% from 5.22% in January. "While Chrome has a long way to go to catch up with Firefox, it's now clear that this browser has what it takes to grab significant market share quickly," writes ZDNet's Hardwire 2.0 blog.

As a result, Chrome has grabbed 0.96% in market share in 2010. By contrast, Internet Explorer was down 0.54% o 61.58%; Firefox was down 0.20% to 24.23%; Safari was down 0.08% to 4.45%; while Opera down 0.03% to 2.35% since January.

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