Jay Garcia <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
> Well, let's give you a little example. I was webmaster for a mail order > computer company whose income from 'just' the web site was a little over > 6 million dollars per MONTH. Now, take into consideration today's > browser ratio of Communicator ~10% to IE's ~90%. What is 10% of 6 > million ?? ummm, $600,000 in potential lost income because Communicator > users are shut out ?? !!! The exact numbers and ratio are a little > different in reality but even aa high as a 10% margin of error still > leaves you with astounding losses. And besides, this was in 1995 to 1999 > when the ratio was quite a bit in Communicator's favor. > > Bottom line is, the Webmaster that does not consider cross-browser > compatibility and standards compliance is shooting him/herself in the > foot and will soon be in the "bread line". > > The actual numbers can be skewed a bit by the users that can't get in > with Communicator will try IE of course. But still, the potential loss > in business is real !! Hey, the nice set of 'Scripts & Windows' tools is enough for me to want to use Mozilla. That's what I wish would be publicized. I can block popup windows at the browser level without installing some silly add-on tool. I installed a popup killer once, and it must have been a trojan, because it increased the amount of popups I got.
