- From: Nick Kew <nick@webthing.com>
- Date: Tue, 5 Mar 2002 19:01:30 +0000 (GMT)
- To: RUST Randal <RRust@COVANSYS.com>
- cc: "WAI (E-mail)" <w3c-wai-ig@w3.org>
On Tue, 5 Mar 2002, RUST Randal wrote: > >I use a Macintosh > >and it is bad enough not being able to see many websites because they > >are coded for the Microsoft users of this world. > > You can't fault web designers for building sites that work in the browser > that is used by about 91% of internet users Then WAI has no purpose, and should disband. The number of users who have accessibility problems by virtue of disability is always going to be a small minority. > (http://www.w3schools.com/browsers/browsers_stats.asp). I wouldn't give any more credence to that than .. the paper it's not written on. > Now I know those > stats are probably a little skewed, but it can't be by that much. Have you ever worked in, or studied, statistics? > And > please don't get started on the whole "Microsoft is a monopoly thing." Agreed (this is a microsoft-free zone). > If you want to be able to view all of these supposed web sites that don't > work, then you should be helping to promote web standards. I am trying very hard to do that! > >The Window-Eyes Professional software for Windows 95, 98, Me, 2000, XP > >Home Edition, and XP Professional retails for $795.00, > > I suppose you expect they'd give it away for free, or sell it for $30? > Sometimes the expectations that people have are just silly. Perhaps you should re-read my last comment: > >It's good that you're providing such products, but only so long as > >noone starts using it as an excuse for neglecting users of lower- > >cost systems! (I'm not disabled, but I am a user of lower-cost systems than Windows). -- Nick Kew Site Valet - the mark of Quality on the Web. <URL:http://valet.webthing.com/>
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