Re:Is IE9 a modern browser?
by Isofarro on Tuesday February 15, 2011 @02:52PM
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I'm bemused by this:
"It's more than a shame Microsoft's not providing IE9 on XP. It's positively criminal. Do you know what it's like to target IE8 with a web app that was built for a modern browser? And XP has 60% of the market!"
Considering that, within the UK, IE7.0 is the most popular choice of browser out of the IE range, followed by IE6.0.
So supporting IE8 needs a small fraction of the time needed to support IE7 and IE6. Fixing IE8.0 isn't going to significantly reduce support time and cost. (Juxtaposing that with the XP market share figure of 60%...).
"It's more than a shame Microsoft's not providing IE9 on XP. It's positively criminal. Do you know what it's like to target IE8 with a web app that was built for a modern browser? And XP has 60% of the market!"
Considering that, within the UK, IE7.0 is the most popular choice of browser out of the IE range, followed by IE6.0.
So supporting IE8 needs a small fraction of the time needed to support IE7 and IE6. Fixing IE8.0 isn't going to significantly reduce support time and cost. (Juxtaposing that with the XP market share figure of 60%...).
Thank goodness for progressive enhancement.