Again, can you show that the small decline in IE's market share has
contributed to users blocking Javascript or using specific Firefox
extensions?
IE has had plugins such as the Web Accessibility Toolbar etc for some
years now that allow disabling of Javascript very easily, so why would
the usage of another browser and additional extensions change this?
People do change their viewing habits all the time, and migrations
between browsers will continue (whether to IE detriment or not), it
doesn't mean people are getting smarter or that they are concerned at
all about Javascript (im sure the security concerns over IE6/7 that have
talked about over in the mainstream news networks over the past couple
of years have had nothing to do with Javascript, and are far more
related to Microsoft's proprietary ActiveX functionality).
If memory serve's, the "people are getting smarter" observation has been
stated on this mailing list since its inception, and we've yet to see
any evidence of this.
David
David Lane wrote:
Agreed - the level of savvy of most user is absurdly low, and at present
few will know what Javascript is, much less how to disable it. The
question is whether people today design for today's users, or
tomorrow's...
The trend will continue towards more sophisticated users, using better
browsers (i.e. not IE) which support useful plugins like NoScript and
their analogues for Opera, Webkit, etc.
I suspect as more and more people get burned by identity theft and other
forms of exploitation, the pain individuals experience will provide a
strong motivation for learning. Also, organisations will increasingly
make that decision on behalf of their users to minimise their own
risk...
Cheers,
Dave
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