IE 6 compatibility?
Do we still need to build sites with IE6 compatibility? Maybe. Overall when I added up 4 of the sites we have built the total number of users who view the site with a browser running IE 6 is less than 5% no matter what sites I pick, that number still remains under 5%. So for me and my clients I do not see a reason to reduce the end users experience by making a site totally compatible. What we instead do is strive to keep them overall functional. Overall the numbers break down in a range of:
- Firefox: 42.21% - 42.55%
- IE 6: 3.70% - 4.31%
- IE 7: 9.33% - 11.33%
- IE 8: 6.26% - 16.49%
- Safari: 19.20% - 29.58%
- Chrome: 5.05% - 6.26%
- Other: 0.91% - 2.90%
Other browsers include - Sea Monkey, mobile browsers, Opera, etc.