- From: Maciej Stachowiak <mjs@apple.com>
- Date: Wed, 25 Apr 2007 12:19:12 -0700
- To: Sam Ruby <rubys@us.ibm.com>
- Cc: public-html@w3.org
On Apr 25, 2007, at 4:45 AM, Sam Ruby wrote: > > Definition: > "most" ::= greater than 67% > > Observations (best if used by: April 2007): > * most people use IE > * most pages look just fine in pretty much any modern browser I have a caveat about this point. Yes, by your definition, more than 67% of pages look fine. However, it only takes a few pages looking wrong in a particular browser to upset its users and make them consider switching. Sometimes it only takes one high-profile site failing catastrophically. So, we shouldn't be complacent about the current level of web interoperability, nor cavalier about the costs of an existing browser breaking compatibility. I do agree with your main point that we should balance the needs of interoperability on the public web with compatibility for browser- specific internal sites. Regards, Maciej
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