So, should I support Netscape 6? The web standards project is creaming over it, while some web gurus are calling it a “crappy bug-ridden piece of beta software.” My developer friends tell me they have to write code differently for the new software, and if it’s standards-compliant I tend to think that’s a good thing. But if it’s buggy then people won’t use it and it’s not worth adapting to.
Right now Statmarket says N6’s market share is .33%, which is the reason why we’re not supporting Netscape 2 (and in some cases v3) anymore. But this should trend up, right? It seems .33% of people immediately adapted it and then it leveled off there. Maybe people are tired of chasing upgrades. Maybe it’s buggy. Maybe no one cares.