Browser Protest Day, Was Re: [CLUE-Tech] Is this true?

[Mark Horning]

jbrockmeier at earthlink.net wrote:

>On Fri, 26 Apr 2002 clue-tech-admin at clue.denver.co.us wrote:
>
>>On Fri, 26 Apr 2002, BOF wrote:
>>
>>>Thanks to all of you who took time to reply. I suspected some of the 
>>>points in your replies, but wanted to confirm my opinions before sending 
>>>the site a comment. Here is what I sent the CEO and CIS officer of the 
>>>site in question
>>>
>>	<--SNIP-->
>>
>>Here are my comments to the webmaster (via the form):
>>
>
>Here's an idea - Web compatibility day. Pick one day in the near 
>future, say a Saturday or Sunday, for 
>Linux/Mac/*BSD/OS2/BeOS/Netscape/Opera/Lynx users
>to just browse like mad and send off polite comments to companies
>who have IE-only Web pages. 
>
>Between people who use "alternative" operating systems, people who
>use Windows but another browser or people who like Lynx - or require
>it because they're visually impaired - I think we make up at least
>20% of the browsing population. Surely companies don't want to 
>alienate 20% of their potential customer base.
>
>Anyone like this idea?
>
>Zonker
>
Good idea the only problem is that most businesses appear to operate on
the principle that there is a never ending supply of customers and
employees......it probably wouldn't make a difference....unfortunately.

Mark

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Mark Horning
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