Comments on: It's Up To Us.

By: Paste Interactive

Paste Interactive — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 20:17:19 +0000

Geof, and Josh, I think it’s great that their are lots of options on the market. There will always be someone catering to the people on old browsers, – and that’s the way it ought to be. I still would like to see more developers abandoning the old browser support to see the amazing things that can be done without the legacy users. If someone comes out with an amazing new app that only works on the latest browsers, – it will drive upgrades, – and make the whole internet a better place.

By: Josh Harbaugh

Josh Harbaugh — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 16:36:07 +0000

“If they can’t access your application due to browser requirements, they’ll probably just use a competitor’s product. The access problem is perceived as yours, the producer, not theirs.”

Agreed. With the abundance of web applications / websites on the market nowadays this is true more than ever. Optimize for the users on the latest-and-greatest, but prepare to support those on the not-so-latest-and-greatest as well.

By: Geof Harries

Geof Harries — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 23:57:17 +0000

I completely agree in principle, but gamers are tech-savvy and, in most cases, want to spend money on their equipment, not just because they are forced to do so. In this way, the gaming industry has it made.

On the other hand, the value proposition of switching to a new web browser is much less obvious for a lot of people; in this case, the non tech-savvy. If they can’t access your application due to browser requirements, they’ll probably just use a competitor’s product. The access problem is perceived as yours, the producer, not theirs.