[thelist] Old Browsers old Software, cut bait and move on.
Keith
cache at dowebs.com
Wed Jul 11 17:23:31 CDT 2001
So far this discussion has centered only on e-retailing, a very small
part of the expenditures in web development. Intranets, extranets
and B2B development expenditures dwarf the expenditures on e-
retailing, and have for over 2 years.
This year the medical industry alone will spend more money
upgrading data sharing to HIPPA standards than all money spent
on e-retailing development. And where does politically-correct
design fit in to that? It isn't even relevant in an industry that has
defined IE5.5 as the entry level browser because of it's support for
web folders.
But back to e-retailing, since some of you think that's what the web
really is. The only relevant yard stick in retail, online or offline, is
return-on-investment (ROI). It's the only consideration that you can
take to the bank. Take two designs, (1) works on all browsers and
closes sales on 5% of all visitors - (2) works on only 4+ browsers
and closes sales on 10% of all visitors. I'd really like the portfolio of
any of you that think your design (1) is superior. I've gotta deal to
offer your client!
keith
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