From: aluddy.appendix@adelphia.net   
      
   dave wrote:   
      
   > I just emailed a company to tell them their ordering system does not work   
   > correctly on NN7.xxx and Moz. They replied that   
   >   
   > "99% of people now use IE", and that   
      
   That is not correct.  Recent reports have the percentages somewhere in the   
   range   
   of 80-90% for IE (depends who's doing the counting, and how/what they count).    
   I   
   don't believe that IE EVER reached 99%.  Suggest that they/you take the trouble   
   to web search "browser share percent 2005".   
      
   > "it would not be financially worth re-writing the program for the odd   
   browsers   
   > which are somewhat outdated in their approach"   
      
   If they had actually investigated the numbers and gotten development cost   
   estimates and found that developing a browser neutral site is not cost   
   competitive, their statement might be true.  If they had done that sort of   
   research, they would be quoting more accurate figures on IE usage.  If, for   
   example, they had said "over 90% of people now use IE", they I would believe   
   that they had done at least minimal research.  Given their statement, however,   
   I   
   doubt it.  Since they choose to define "does not contain the latest IE   
   proprietary enhancement" as "outdated", then that would be their choice.   
   Personally, mine would be to not to business with them.   
      
   > Are these statements correct? I'm not trying to start a browser war/flame but   
   > I'd be amazed if those statement were correct. Anyone have any concrete data   
   to   
   > the contrary or to conform what they say? I can of course understand they   
   don't   
   > want to re-write software for finacial reasons - but I simply would like to   
   know   
   > though if the 99% figure is anywhere near correct?   
      
   No   
      
   eWeek.com - January 2005 "In the past month, use of Microsoft Corp.'s dominant   
   browser fell another 1.5 percentage points to 90.3 percent."   
      
      
   Web Side Story - May 10, 2005 - US usage Internet Explorer 88.86%, Germany   
   69.45%, Japan 93.92%   
      
      
   Information Week - May 10, 2005 - "Internet Explorer, meanwhile, fell to 88.8   
   percent in April from 89.8 in February."   
      
      
   I'm sure your browser works, however, so I'll let you continue the fun.  99% is   
   pretty much imaginary.   
      
   > thanks   
   >   
      
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   Andy Luddy   
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