Ladybird browser spreads its wings

Re:Ladybird browser spreads its wings by 8organicbits on Friday June 21, 2024 @08:00AM (#40748669)

I challenge those numbers. Global stats aren't important, just the stats for your target audience. My sites see 13% Firefox, 35% Safari. But keep in mind, FF users sometimes spoof the Chrome user agent because some sites break otherwise. Further, I suspect FF users have tracking blockers at a higher rate, so they don't show up.

https://indieweb.social/@robalex/112472853515037460

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Re:Ladybird browser spreads its wings by AlOwain on Saturday June 22, 2024 @07:11AM (#40758106)

Could it be that the technical nature of your website creates a biased sample? I'd estimate that the difference between Firefox and Chrome users in spoofing their user-agent and blocking trackers is far less than the bias created by sampling HN for example.

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Re:Ladybird browser spreads its wings by 8organicbits on Saturday June 22, 2024 @07:15AM (#40758126)

Absolutely, but since that's my target audience, that's the number I personally look at. Statements like "no one uses FF" don't apply. How skewed each target audience is from the global average is meaningful.

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Re:Ladybird browser spreads its wings by the_other on Tuesday June 25, 2024 @04:42AM (#40786017)

> just the stats for your target audience. My sites see 13% Firefox, 35% Safari.

So your stats back up my point that Safari is a popular browser. The post I was challenging completely ignored the existence of Safari and your post backs up mine. Thanks.

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