[thelist] Browser Stats

[Daniel Medley]

----- Original Message -----
From: "Michael Kimsal" <michael at tapinternet.com>
To: <thelist at lists.evolt.org>
Sent: Thursday, August 29, 2002 2:47 PM
Subject: Re: [thelist] Browser Stats


> On Thu, 2002-08-29 at 17:17, Daniel Medley wrote:
> > Everyone is talking about the importence of 3 or 4% of those using old,
> > outdated, and bad browsers. One thing I'm wondering about: When
discussing
> > the prospect of telling someone that the site you're making for them
will
> > not look the same in 3% of the browsers out there, maybe also tell them
that
> > it will cost more to make a site that will look the same. I wonder what
the
> > cost ratio would be for, say, one thousand sites made to look the same
to
> > accomodate those 3% versus just ignoring them and going with standards
and
> > the $ not spent coding hacks? Now, I'm sure that those of you who earn
your
> > livelyhood doing this html/web design like the idea of convincing people
> > that you have to spend a little extra time and money to code hacks and
work
> > arounds. Right?
> >
> > The upshot, I suppose, is that accomodating everyone is a goal that is
just
> > not realistic and, in the long run, is perhaps even non-cost effective.
> >
> > Daniel Medley
> >
>
>
> Watch it. You're one step away from being a woman-hating despot intent
> on murdering crippled people.  Or maybe you already are - with
> talk like that, it's pretty likely you already are.

Oy! I've been found out!

Peace and love to all,
Daniel Medley