[thelist] Old Browsers old Software, cut bait and move on.

[Mark Cheng]

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>[mailto:thelist-admin at lists.evolt.org]On Behalf Of Martin

>>>Depends on the benefit case. If you're working on a site with a tight
>>>business case, losing 10% of your users without good reason could
>>>be the difference between substantial profit or loss.
>>>
>>
>>Any project which can't take variances of 10% of potential users shouldn't
>>be doing it in the first place.  Particularly if losing 10% is
>going to give
>>you a substantial loss.
>
>No, that's not what I meant. Any project will already have variances
>which you won't be able to control. Adding a 10% drop in the available
>universe (via an explicit choice you've made) before those variances
>kick in could well make the difference.
>

huh?  by definition you must have defined the potential user population
before you make assumptions.  And, at the end of the day, 10% of customers
is 10% of customers.  It doesn't matter whether you take them out of the
population or one of your other assumptions are wrong.


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