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"Google Chrome has eclipsed Internet Explorer to become the world&amp;#039;s most-used web browser, new statistics suggest. Stat Counter&amp;#039;s latest figures reveal that the new market leader surpassed its Microsoft rival in early May, after leaving Mozilla Firefox behind back in December 2011. The Google software edged out Internet Explorer by the narrowest of margins, claiming 32.5% of the global market to its rival&amp;#039;s 32.1%. Stat Counter&amp;#039;s ongoing research suggests that Microsoft&amp;#039;s browser is in slow decline, while Chrome has been making gains for some time. Chrome&amp;#039;s enduring popularity in Asian territories helped secure its place as overall leader, despite lagging behind Internet Explorer in both the UK and the US. Microsoft released Internet Explorer 9 back in March 2011, and has supported the programme with an extensive marketing campaign. A preview build of its successor was rolled out in February this year. The Windows platform holder is under scrutiny from the European Commission following complaints that its upcoming Windows 8 RT operating system is biased towards third-party web browsers. Watch a trailer for Internet Explorer 9 below:      "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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