Re: Need advice on reliable way to identifyIE asthe browser

[Simon Coulter <shc@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On 01/08/2008, at 3:58 AM, Maurice O'Prey wrote:

> Some of we poor souls (about 80% of us) choose to use IE. If your
> application doesn't support it, it is out! (well done Nathan...?)

Perhaps YOU may actually CHOOSE* to use IE but the great majority of  
the unwashed IE users simply use what's on the box. Because IE is  
shipped with WinDOS as the default browser that's what they use. I  
can't prove it but I would suspect that 50% of the current IE users  
do so because of:
	1) It's what's on the box (home users)
	2) It's all that's allowed (some business users)
	3) Don't know (ignorance) or don't care (stupidity) that there are  
other choices

None of which constitute "choice".

* And if so then I think you're mad. IE is an AWFUL browser. Firefox  
and Safari are much better (at standards implementation, at speed of  
rendering, at consistency of display, usability etc. etc.).

Regards,
Simon Coulter.
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