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Out of interest: browser and OS breakdowns?

Discussion in 'Site Feedback and Suggestions' started by MYOB, Aug 8, 2004.

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  1. MYOB Newcomer, in training Posts: 527

    Considering this is a highly geeky site (it must be, I use it...), I'm wondering what the OS and browser breakdowns are here?

    I'm expecting a higher-than-normal level of Firefox usage anyway. Not sure about OS's here, all our "Linux" users seem to use Windows a lot, and I (shamefully) still usually post from Windows...
    MYOB, Aug 8, 2004
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  2. Rick TechSpot Staff Posts: 6,283   +41

    You'll see a lot more Firefox, Opera and alternative browser users here for sure.

    Exactly how much? I'm not sure.

    I bet Julio knows though. :)
    Rick, Aug 8, 2004
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  3. Mictlantecuhtli TS Special Forces Posts: 4,916   +9

    Mozilla/5.0 (BeOS; U; BeOS BePC; en-US; rv:1.7) Gecko/20040606 Firefox/0.8.0+
    Mictlantecuhtli, Aug 9, 2004
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  4. Masque TechSpot Chancellor Posts: 1,212

    Windows XP Pro and IE6 (yeah, a break from the pack). ;)
    Masque, Aug 9, 2004
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  5. DigitAlex TechSpot Paladin Posts: 583

    XP but Firefox / Thunderbird
    DigitAlex, Aug 9, 2004
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  6. MYOB Newcomer, in training Posts: 527

    Well, I was kinda wondering could I get the server-side stats instead of us all answering :)
    MYOB, Aug 9, 2004
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  7. LNCPapa TS Special Forces Posts: 3,974   +125

    WinXP Pro and IE6 SP1 on my main machine.
    LNCPapa, Aug 9, 2004
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  8. Julio Franco TechSpot Editor Posts: 6,089   +130

    For our beloved loyal readers ;) Here's the info from our server stats (current month):

    MS Internet Explorer 85.1 %
    FireFox 7.7 %
    Opera 2.4 %
    Mozilla 2.3 %
    Netscape 1.3 %

    Windows 97.5 %
    Unknown 1.1 %
    Linux 0.6 %
    Macintosh 0.6 %
    Julio Franco, Aug 9, 2004
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  9. LNCPapa TS Special Forces Posts: 3,974   +125

    I am probably most of the Mac usage on our site :) J/K - but I do have 6 macs now. 2 of them are pieces of crap though.
    LNCPapa, Aug 10, 2004
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  10. Goalie Newcomer, in training Posts: 703

    The other 4 are just half pieces?? /ducks

    I wouldn't have thought IE to have such a high percentage here.. but on the other hand we probably get lots of google hits of people lloking for help, and the non-regulars bring in IE hits I bet...
    Goalie, Aug 10, 2004
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  11. TS | Thomas Newcomer, in training Posts: 1,327

    People still use Netscape? ;)
    TS | Thomas, Aug 10, 2004
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  12. MYOB Newcomer, in training Posts: 527

    Nope, some of the Macintosh hits are me. Scarily, MacIE on the old 5400 I have works with my proxy, whereas Windows IE doesn't always work right...

    That breakdown is kinda what I expected anyway.
    MYOB, Aug 11, 2004
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  13. $oulo Newcomer, in training Posts: 79

    Why what browser do you use? And why? Do you guys not recommend using IE?
    $oulo, Aug 11, 2004
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  14. Julio Franco TechSpot Editor Posts: 6,089   +130

    Consider that even some 15% of alternative browsers being used is an extremely high mark, a few months ago that wasn't higher than 7% or so.
    Julio Franco, Aug 11, 2004
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  15. SNGX1275 TS Special Forces Posts: 11,916   +119

    Also some of that IE is probably me in Opera, I had that set to say it was IE rather than Opera for some site once and forgot to change it back.
    SNGX1275, Aug 11, 2004
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  16. Julio Franco TechSpot Editor Posts: 6,089   +130

    Also must consider that our sample is way wider than some small website or tech-related blog, we are talking of hundreds of thousands visitors.
    Julio Franco, Aug 11, 2004
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  17. Mictlantecuhtli TS Special Forces Posts: 4,916   +9

    Hmm, a total of 99.8 %.

    Rounding errors or are the rest .. uh.. ethereal?
    Mictlantecuhtli, Aug 11, 2004
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  18. Julio Franco TechSpot Editor Posts: 6,089   +130

    Unknown, Safari, Firebird... etc.
    Julio Franco, Aug 11, 2004
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  19. Mictlantecuhtli TS Special Forces Posts: 4,916   +9

    Hum, I thought "Unknown" covered "Unknown" :giddy:
    Mictlantecuhtli, Aug 11, 2004
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  20. SNGX1275 TS Special Forces Posts: 11,916   +119

    SNGX1275, Aug 11, 2004
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