Yet, unlike the situation with languages, we have a really hazy idea of what browsers are used. //
I use FF27 on Ubuntu, no wait I use FF28 on XP, no IE9 on Win7, no it's Safari, no Opera on Wii, no Opera Mobile, no ... it's all of them. But then I'm a special case, however I imagine that a lot of people use various browsers - home, work, mobile, etc..
As with language just having general stats is no use - what's it matter that Chinese is so popular across the world if I'm selling canoes to Amazonians?
IE7 matters if your users use it and you want to make sure they have a good experience. It's not so relevant that most sites don't have high IE7 numbers, what does your site have; what will that support costs, what revenue will that support gain.
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I use FF27 on Ubuntu, no wait I use FF28 on XP, no IE9 on Win7, no it's Safari, no Opera on Wii, no Opera Mobile, no ... it's all of them. But then I'm a special case, however I imagine that a lot of people use various browsers - home, work, mobile, etc..
As with language just having general stats is no use - what's it matter that Chinese is so popular across the world if I'm selling canoes to Amazonians?
IE7 matters if your users use it and you want to make sure they have a good experience. It's not so relevant that most sites don't have high IE7 numbers, what does your site have; what will that support costs, what revenue will that support gain.