[Sigia-l] statistics/articles

[Markus Staas]

Its quite easy to understand that 800*600 pixels is meant to be the
maximized window size of a browser in a somewhat "normal" screen, about 14
to 17 inches.
Of course you can phantasize about the strangest and most uncommon devices
just to add an intellectual flavour to this discussion, like many do here.
But if you would use your normal sense in addition to the normal business
and technical and whatever else "right now most used computer devices that
could be connected to the internet" requirements, then you would discover
that it was just a simple question, with a very simple answer.

No wonder that the Internet economy is going down if some smart people try
to phantasize under which circumstances a web site or whatever application
could be used and the then try to adapt to it, all in a very super
intellectual and educated way.

You know, the only people that count is the target group, chunk them up and
use about 75% of their requirements they have in common and forget the rest.
Who cares if some 1% of the target group might be red green blind or not be
able to read low contrast content. I dont care, if the rest brings the
money.

I know it sounds offensive, but I dont mean it like this, I believe it is
important to consider a lot of possibilities and so on (sorry for my limited
english).
But in the end, especially if someone asks a "real" question he should get a
real answer, not stuff like: "but there could be a chinese 110 year old guy
who uses a 20*45.3 pixel wide 3.457 color display and accesses the internet
via his 9.5 kb/s modem"

its time to also start to see the real world again, and not to talk about
some exotic companies that use imacs for their intranet!!!

i am a beginner and i am just passive on this board, cause i am trying to
learn some stuff from you guys :) but many posts i read here are so far off
the reality and just some very rare cases that they are no usable at all in
the real world where you have to make money and be efficient.

Statistics are statistics, they tell you about what's most commonly used,
thats a fact. Everything else is assumption and phantasy constructs.

Sorry once more, if I am wrong please tell me this.

But in other countries (mine is germany) you must perform and not talk
theoretic smalltalk to be able to keep your job.



Greetings,

Markus




-----Original Message-----
From: sigia-l-admin at asis.org [mailto:sigia-l-admin at asis.org]On Behalf Of
Ziya Oz
Sent: Donnerstag, 23. Mai 2002 01:11
To: sigia-l at asis.org
Subject: Re: [Sigia-l] statistics/articles


"Oppedisano, Richard M" wrote:

> Does anyone have any stats/articles detailing the percentages of web users
> that are on an 800x600 vs. 1024x768 and above?

What does that actually mean?
800x600 what?
Maximum pixel resolution of the device?
The resolution it happens to be running at the moment?
Many LCDs can run at various resolutions, one of them being the optimal one;
that one?
Size of the web browser at any given moment?
The notebook I'm using has more than 1024x768 pixel resolution, yet I
*never* use a full-width web browser. What's my 'resolution'?

> I have a client that runs their business on 15" iMacs (yes, that's right).

What's wrong with that? It's a great machine with a great screen at
1024x768. What's the source of your condescension?

> Is 800x600 still an applicable standard?

"Standard" to what?

Best,

Ziya

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