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2006 established fairly standard growth patterns for Web browsers: up for Safari and Firefox, down for Internet Explorer. The downward trend took Internet Explorer to its lowest market share percentage for the year at 79.64 percent. Internet Explorer's loss turned into gains for Safari and Firefox. Safari ended the year at 4.24 percent, and Firefox came in at 14 percent.

Firefox, Safari Gain on Internet Explorer in '06

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A civil lawsuit containing new assertions about Apple Computer's stock options practices is putting the fabled company and CEO Steve Jobs under more intense scrutiny. The lawsuit claims that Apple improperly made grants to three senior executives in August 1997, a day before the company announced a major investment from Microsoft that boosted Apple's stock.

New Lawsuit Intensifies Scrutiny of Apple, Jobs

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Apple Computer's iPods dominated holiday sales of MP3 players, increasing their market share from last year, according to preliminary data from research firm NPD Group. From Nov. 19 to Dec. 23, the devices accounted for 57.3 percent of all MP3 players sold at a panel of electronics stores that notably didn't include Apple's own retail outlets.

iPods Dominate Holiday MP3 Player Sales

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An online movie distributor on Friday filed suit against Apple, Google and Napster for alleged patent infringement. The plaintiff, Intertainer, claims the companies are treading on its intellectual property by infringing on a patented method for distributing digital entertainment over the Internet. The trio of technology titans are tapping the technology without permission.

Patent Suit Targets Apple, Google and Napster

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Eleven suits have been filed against Apple in the past six months. Several of the cases relate to its backdating of options; others deal with antitrust and patent issues. One case alleges that Apple is violating antitrust law because content purchased from iTunes can only be played on the Apple-manufactured iPod and no other device. In another, a company alleges that the Nike + iPod product offering infringes on several of its own patents.

Apple Faces Antitrust, New Patent Case