Re: Web Browser %Numbers - A must read for web developers
This WebDNA talk-list message is from 2003
It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 47682
interpreted = N
texte = So of those 352,788 unique visitors, 11,642 were using NN 4.x? That's a lot of people to push away because your website isn't backwards compatible (not your site Alain, generally speaking).The issue of do I build my site to be compatible with older browsers or do I make various versions of my site that are compatible and then route them to it is always going to be an issue. My .02 on this is, a lot of that depends on the market that your site is geared for. I have a client who's market is a crowd that it appears still run with what came on their Win95 or Win98 machine. Many also use (the formerly) WebTV. So I've had to build versions of this particular site to cater to both those groups. Again though, the logs indicate that an abnormally high percentage of their visitors still use NN 4.x and IE 4 and WebTV.If you're selling cutting edge technology on your site, the story would most likely, obviously, be different. GK> Here's a comparison on our busiest website for last year .. > 352,788 unique visitors below. > > Explorer 5 49.5% > Explorer 6 34.9% > Netscape 4 3.3% > Explorer 4 2.8% > Netscape 6 1.8% > Netscape 3 1% > Netscape 2 0.1% > Explorer 3 0.1% > > Alain > > > > Here are some true numbers for you on web browser usage. This comes > > from the 400 plus web sites we host for the last 90 days and totals > > over 45 millions hits. > > > > > > Top 9 web browsers > > Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.x - 39.26% > > Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.x - 31.00% > > Netscape Navigator 4.x - 3.42% > > Mozilla compatible - 2.46% > > Mozilla 6.x - 1.72% > > Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.x - 1.24% > > Netscape Navigator 7.x - 1.01% > > Netscape Navigator 6.x - 0.44% > > WebTV 2.x - 0.30% > > Opera 6.x - 0.11% > > > > Total > > Internet Explorer - 71.5% > > Netscape & Mozilla - 9.05% > > Web TV - .3% > > Opera - .1% > > > > I have removed web crawlers/bots from this list so the numbers don't jive. > > > > Anybody else wants some other numbers? Platforms, bandwidth, time > > online, anything I have the numbers to give. > > > > Jeff Logan > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> The roads today are not friendly to Model A Fords, either, but that > >> doesn't keep their owners from complaining just the same. > >> Netscape 4.x is not a _standards_ compliant browser. Anyone who > >> builds standards compliant sites will have to build special roads > >> for those who insist on browsing in their Model A. Considering that > >> you can get your hands on a brand new 2003 model for 0 down and 0% > >> financing and no payments until ever, I don't understand the > >> rationale. > >> > >> Mike > >> > >> On Tuesday, February 11, 2003, at 04:38 PM, Dennis J. Bonsall, Jr. wrote: > >>> Someone did not make a version of this site viewable in all > >>> browsers - I had to > >>> launch Explorer to view the page - Netscape 4.7 shows the logo, > >>> and a blank white > >>> page. I seem to be running into that a lot lately, but I still > >>> think that any good > >>> web developer should create alternative pages for all browsers - > >>> at least the one I > >>> use :) > >>> > >>> Dennis ------------------------------------------------------------- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list
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So of those 352,788 unique visitors, 11,642 were using NN 4.x? That's a lot of people to push away because your website isn't backwards compatible (not your site Alain, generally speaking).The issue of do I build my site to be compatible with older browsers or do I make various versions of my site that are compatible and then route them to it is always going to be an issue. My .02 on this is, a lot of that depends on the market that your site is geared for. I have a client who's market is a crowd that it appears still run with what came on their Win95 or Win98 machine. Many also use (the formerly) WebTV. So I've had to build versions of this particular site to cater to both those groups. Again though, the logs indicate that an abnormally high percentage of their visitors still use NN 4.x and IE 4 and WebTV.If you're selling cutting edge technology on your site, the story would most likely, obviously, be different. GK> Here's a comparison on our busiest website for last year .. > 352,788 unique visitors below. > > Explorer 5 49.5% > Explorer 6 34.9% > Netscape 4 3.3% > Explorer 4 2.8% > Netscape 6 1.8% > Netscape 3 1% > Netscape 2 0.1% > Explorer 3 0.1% > > Alain > > > > Here are some true numbers for you on web browser usage. This comes > > from the 400 plus web sites we host for the last 90 days and totals > > over 45 millions hits. > > > > > > Top 9 web browsers > > Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.x - 39.26% > > Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.x - 31.00% > > Netscape Navigator 4.x - 3.42% > > Mozilla compatible - 2.46% > > Mozilla 6.x - 1.72% > > Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.x - 1.24% > > Netscape Navigator 7.x - 1.01% > > Netscape Navigator 6.x - 0.44% > > WebTV 2.x - 0.30% > > Opera 6.x - 0.11% > > > > Total > > Internet Explorer - 71.5% > > Netscape & Mozilla - 9.05% > > Web TV - .3% > > Opera - .1% > > > > I have removed web crawlers/bots from this list so the numbers don't jive. > > > > Anybody else wants some other numbers? Platforms, bandwidth, time > > online, anything I have the numbers to give. > > > > Jeff Logan > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> The roads today are not friendly to Model A Fords, either, but that > >> doesn't keep their owners from complaining just the same. > >> Netscape 4.x is not a _standards_ compliant browser. Anyone who > >> builds standards compliant sites will have to build special roads > >> for those who insist on browsing in their Model A. Considering that > >> you can get your hands on a brand new 2003 model for 0 down and 0% > >> financing and no payments until ever, I don't understand the > >> rationale. > >> > >> Mike > >> > >> On Tuesday, February 11, 2003, at 04:38 PM, Dennis J. Bonsall, Jr. wrote: > >>> Someone did not make a version of this site viewable in all > >>> browsers - I had to > >>> launch Explorer to view the page - Netscape 4.7 shows the logo, > >>> and a blank white > >>> page. I seem to be running into that a lot lately, but I still > >>> think that any good > >>> web developer should create alternative pages for all browsers - > >>> at least the one I > >>> use :) > >>> > >>> Dennis ------------------------------------------------------------- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list . To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to Web Archive of this list is at: http://webdna.smithmicro.com/
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