Comments on: What’s new in HTML5? http://www.devtheweb.net/blog/2010/01/18/whats-new-in-html5/ Thu, 20 Oct 2011 13:37:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Leslie http://www.devtheweb.net/blog/2010/01/18/whats-new-in-html5/#comment-58 Leslie Thu, 24 Mar 2011 10:02:41 +0000 http://www.devtheweb.net/blog/?p=534#comment-58 The problem with all "hot" new web technology is having to wait at least five years until most people have browsers which are compatible with it. Even then, you might still feel it necessary to cater for the other 10%. It's all very well to say that the latest versions of the major browsers support HTML5, but the majority of people aren't going to be using them just yet awhile. I think Firefox is the only one which prompts people to update. (IE certainly doesn't.) The problem with all “hot” new web technology is having to wait at least five years until most people have browsers which are compatible with it. Even then, you might still feel it necessary to cater for the other 10%.

It’s all very well to say that the latest versions of the major browsers support HTML5, but the majority of people aren’t going to be using them just yet awhile. I think Firefox is the only one which prompts people to update. (IE certainly doesn’t.)

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