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Re:3% use IE9 and 14% have a disability. Why do we only cate... by eli on Thursday June 12, 2014 @10:01AM (#7883420)
Our Energy/Utility industry news site has: 12% IE8 11% IE9

People should always run their own numbers. It can vary quite a bit from the internet-wide average.

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Re:3% use IE9 and 14% have a disability. Why do we only cate... by thefreeman on Thursday June 12, 2014 @12:06PM (#7884195)
Pretty off topic, but why would anyone ever stay on IE9? It means you are on > XP which means you should be able to upgrade to at least 10 I believe, if not 11. Is it just a lack of permissions to upgrade the browser combined with lazy administrators?
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Re:3% use IE9 and 14% have a disability. Why do we only cate... by eli on Thursday June 12, 2014 @01:13PM (#7884637)
I don't know. Nearly all the IE9 users are on Win7.

If I had to guess, it's simply because upgrades are such a hassle in heavily regulated industries. (Above and beyond the typical hassles of an upgrade in any large enterprise.) I see similar numbers in Healthcare, for example, but not Education or Construction.

I keep meaning to do a blog post about the tech trends in different industries.

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