Net Applications#Market share statistics
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{{Notability|Corp|date=May 2021}}
{{Infobox company
| name = Net Applications
| logo =
| logo_size = 134px
| type =
| foundation = 1999
| location = Aliso Viejo, California, United States
| key_people = Phil Vizzaccaro (Founder and CEO)
Vincent Vizzaccaro, Exec. VP of Marketing and Strategic Relationships
Matt Hopkins, Exec. VP of Sales and Business Development
Edward Gluzman, VP, Eng
| industry = Web Analytics
Market Research
Online Optimization
Web Marketing
| products = HitsLink Web Analytics
NetMarketShare
SurveyWare
SearchTerms.com
SharePost Bookmarking
Managed DNS
1stWarning site monitoring
| num_employees =
| homepage = [http://www.netapplications.com Net Applications]
}}
Net Applications is a web analytics firm. The company is commonly known in the web browser development and technology news communities for its global market share statistics.{{Citation needed|date=January 2013}}
History
Since 1999, Net Applications is a source of applications for webmasters and eMarketers. Headquartered in Aliso Viejo, California, Net Applications distributes its services through over 7,000 partners and affiliates.{{Citation needed|date=January 2013}}
Criticism
The statistics released by the company routinely place operating systems sold by Microsoft (Windows) and Apple (Mac OS X) with a high market share in the desktop computer category (through 2013). Vincent Vizzaccaro (EVP – Marketing and Strategic Alliances, Net Applications, 2002–present) has stated that Microsoft and Apple are among the company's clients.{{cite web| title=Vincent Vizzaccaro LinkedIn Profile| publisher=LinkedIn.com| date=2009-02-09| url=http://www.linkedin.com/in/vizzav| accessdate=2013-10-09}} The company has also admitted that their statistics are skewed.{{cite web|title=Safari market share tops 7%, but tracking firm admits data is skewed |publisher=The Industry Standard (via The Internet Archive) |date=2008-12-02 |url=http://www.thestandard.com/news/2008/12/02/safari-tops-7-global-browser-market-share-sort |accessdate=2013-10-09 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081205105936/http://www.thestandard.com/news/2008/12/02/safari-tops-7-global-browser-market-share-sort |archivedate=December 5, 2008 }}
References
External links
- {{Official website|http://www.netapplications.com/}}
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Category:Internet properties established in 1999