[thelist] Jumping In With Both Feet

aardvark roselli at earthlink.net
Tue Dec 11 10:27:13 CST 2001


> From: "Paul Backhouse" <paul.backhouse at 2cs.com>
>
> functionality is still able to run, no matter what browser you use,
> its not an issue.

hopefully, yes... and that's the point...

> > > Really? Can I buy books faster on Amazon with IE6? Does CSS
> > > support get me more money in my online account?
> 
> would you eat a slice from the fancy white cake with nice toppings and
> icing or the brown, slightly moldy one?

this analog is flawed... a brown, moldy cake is broken -- it once 
was a cake but now it's flawed...

an old browser is just an old browser, it still works as it did the day 
it was released...

so, would i eat the triple-fudge cake (IE6) or the plain white vanilla 
cake (NN3)?  depends... which is closer?  do i have a sense of 
taste?  am i diabetic? am i worried about spilling?

IOW, there are reasons why people use older browsers, don't cut 
them out of the site, and don't insult them...

(paul, please trim your replies, too)




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