A site for which we develop wanted all kinds of whiz-bang neato DHMTL and all kinds of extraneous crap and enhancements extraordinaire. We gave it to them, only supporting IE 5+. In the last 4 months their traffic is up 40% to 50%. Did the Opera and Netscape and AOL 2 users fall away as a result? Who cares. Everybody is happy. Life is good. Life is simple again.
Jim ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rey Bango" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "CF-Talk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, February 19, 2002 9:22 PM Subject: Re: SOT: Is the Netscape browser still a consideration? > Nick, > > Great points bud. The main reason that I'm asking the development community > is because I wanted to gauge what everyone else was doing. This list has > such a diverse talent pool that it really gives you a good indication as to > new trends in ecommerce development. Notice that we've had varying replies > that go from one extreme to the next. That's why it was so important to me > to pose the question here. > > Thanks again for your feedback. Keep it coming. > > Rey... > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Nick Texidor" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "CF-Talk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Tuesday, February 19, 2002 11:06 PM > Subject: Re: SOT: Is the Netscape browser still a consideration? > > > > I'm not sure what the general consensus is, but in my opinion, I would > > continue to code for Netscape, and also consider Opera too. If everyone > > gives up coding for the other browsers, then it's game over, MS will > > not only own your personal machines, but the internet too! The other > > option of course is those people who don't run IE will simply not return > > to your sites, and from where I sit, I see a few more people looking at > > the alternatives to windows than there were just a few months ago. > > > > I think you need to put the question to your clients, not the > > developers. Most of the CF list probably wouldn't care a jot if they > > only had to develop for IE. But their clients may be a little more > > caring! The last thing you want to do is go to a client and say 'we'll > > code it for IE', only to receive a call a week after it goes live saying > > 'my mate said he can't view the site'... the client isn't going to be > > too happy. IMHO, code for the biggest market, because people will > > simply not return to your site if the only way they can see it is to > > have to download another browser. > > > > All our sites are tested under different browsers on several platforms. > > We still have clients that use Netscape as their main browser. We all > > use different browsers internally too, I prefer to use Opera, and > > occasionally Netscape, on Linux, and for the one site that forces me to > > use IE (Internet Banking), I switch on my NT box (although I'm looking > > at switching banks because of this very reason). Our designers either > > use Netscape or IE, but both on the Mac platform. > > > > Just my thoughts. > > > > N > > > > > > > > Rey Bango wrote: > > > > > > For the longest time, I've coded my sites to take into account Netscape > > > users but with the ever-dwindling numbers of Navigator afficianados and > IE's > > > continued growth, I've been wondering if I should even bother worrying > about > > > whether my sites work with Netscape. > > > > > > Since this has been one of my best resources for info and some of the > most > > > talented and savvy people that I've met post to CF-Talk, I was hoping > that I > > > could get some good feedback. > > > > > > So, if we consider that the apps that I'm developing will be geared > towards > > > the Internet consumer at large and I won't have the luxury of developing > for > > > a controlled environment like a corporate intranet, I beg the question: > > > > > > Should I continue to worry about Netscape? If so, which version should > serve > > > as a baseline? > > > > > > Looking forward to your responses. > > > > > > C-ya, > > > > > > Rey... ______________________________________________________________________ Get Your Own Dedicated Windows 2000 Server PIII 800 / 256 MB RAM / 40 GB HD / 20 GB MO/XFER Instant Activation � $99/Month � Free Setup http://www.pennyhost.com/redirect.cfm?adcode=coldfusionb FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
