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Re:No user agent detection for the iPad Mini by ronancremin on Tuesday November 06, 2012 @04:32AM (#4747754)
Rumours of it's death are premature. It's used by over 80% of the Alexa top 100 sites. http://mobiforge.com/designing/blog/server-side-device-detec... Why? Because it can help tailor the user experience, reduce page payload etc.

You can test whether a site is using UA detection here: http://hydra.mobiforge.com

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Re:No user agent detection for the iPad Mini by quarterto on Tuesday November 06, 2012 @09:35AM (#4748518)
And billions of people smoke. Doesn't mean it's good practice.
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