[Web4lib] Getting Rid of IE 6

[Andrew Hankinson]

I'm pretty sure the most frequently used mobile browser is MobileSafari

http://arstechnica.com/apple/news/2008/03/iphones-mobile-safari-making-big-market-share-gains.ars

Which is great news - an actual open source (WebKit), standards  
compliant web browser in the lead. Once Google gets their mobile feet  
under them that will increase, as they use WebKit as well.


On 11-Apr-09, at 7:46 AM, John Fereira wrote:

> jimm wetherbee wrote:
>> David King wrote:
>>> I use the 5% rule - if it drops below 5%, we don't support it.
>>>
>> Never mind IE6. It is getting close to the point where we will have  
>> to
>> support web enabled cell phones.
>
> I was wondering when someone was going to mention something like this.
>
> Typically I don't run into issues with users for applications I  
> develop from users that don't upgrade their browsers but rather  
> those that want to stay on the bleeding edge and report  an  
> inability to use a five year old web application with the latest  
> alpha release of a certain browser on their platform of choice (i.e.  
> ubuntu).  In the case of an application which runs on a current  
> production release browser but has issues with an older browser, the  
> problem can be fixed with a browser upgrade.  However, when trying  
> to satisfy the needs of those that are intent on using bleeding edge  
> technology it's pretty much going to require modifications to the  
> application.
>
> I wonder how many developers even know what the most frequently used  
> mobile browser is, let alone, what other mobile browsers exist and  
> how they are different.
>
>
>
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