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User Experience (Usability)
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| Dec 18, 2003 3:34 pm |
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re: re: re: re: Web Standards - css layouts |
Frank Collyer
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What actually is the percentage of NN4 users? Is there some set of statistics based on a total number as well as by income, geographic area, education level, etc.? This would be a good number to know when discussing a website project with a client. Selling to IT people might mean a 0% NN4 installed base, but someone looking to sell discount shoes might encounter a very different number, and their site would need to be designed accordingly.
> Kyle Pero wrote:
> > Chris Nagele wrote:
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>>The main point of view is that if we keep saying yes to NN4 then people will never update their browsers. Alternatively it is simple to create a text only style sheet for these users, which still provides content but encourages a browser upgrade.
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>That's an interesting point. I think if we are the ones who have the ability to make that decision it would be a different story, but ultimately it's up to the business to decide if it's OK to ignore (or pay less attention to) a small percentage of their audience that could be potential customers. This is a battle that is almost impossible to win since marketers would never be OK with a B&W text version of a site and businesses don't care about changing the mind of it's users about their browser... they just want them to buy their product(s). I think it's definitely more of an issue with e-commerce sites. I had a similar discussion awhile back on a board about this same issue (http://www.web-graphics.com/mtarchive/000829.php).
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