I would also be interested in feedback regarding (a)how rapidly do users
upgrade to the latest version of a browser, and (b)when do most developers
start developing for the latest version, seeing as how the browsers are
often released when they are still considered beta.

cheers

cd

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> -----Original Message-----
> From: ACM SIGCHI WWW Human Factors (Open Discussion)
> [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of Thomas Visby Snitker
> Sent: Wednesday, February 10, 1999 4:56 AM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Browserversion-surveys
>
>
> Does anyone know some statistics about how many web-users use any specific
> browser *and* version, eg. IE 3.0?
> Reports about browser-version-diffusion (- answering *why* this or that
> version is used in specific user-segments, like developers or
> webchatters or
> ...) are also very welcome.
>
> We are currently discussing this as developers tend to develop for newer
> browsers (IE and NN versions 4.x) and in the worst cases exclude
> users with
> older browsers. We find it hard to back our arguments with empirical data,
> so if you know of any user-surveys or reports on browser-usage,
> please help.
>
> (GVUs WWW user surveys
> http://www-survey.cc.gatech.edu/cgi-bin/survey_entry
> do not include data on versions)
>
> From pre-test interviews we know that some users know what a
> browser is, or
> which one they have, and some even know the version. But we have also seen
> users with one or two years of web-experience knowing next to
> nothing about
> their browser, but still fully capable of browsing the Internet.
>
> Best regards
>
> Thomas Visby Snitker
> Usability specialist
> Kommunedata, Lautrupparken 40, DK-2750 Ballerup, Denmark.
> Tel (+45-)44660111 - 4654. E-mail [log in to unmask] http://www.kmd.dk/cfb
> I'm back monday 15th Feb
>