Since the last web usage stats post, an industry point to note is the favorable market response to netbooks. This response, while not showing much influence in the stats today, may have some impact in the future. There are a two reasons for this. First, netbooks are shipping with Windows XP as opposed to Vista. This will most likely change in October with the release of Windows 7, but for now, XP usage is getting an extra boost. The second reason, one that will last well past October, is the new screen resolutions that netbooks are introducing. Again, current stats aren’t showing anything significant yet, but 1024 x 600 or 1366 x 768 (for some newer models) are screen resolutions to keep on the radar. Especially if you’re targeting that young, hip crowd.

That said, let’s dive into the charts and see what we’ve found.

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Read the rest of Web usage statistics – IE6 hanging on (387 words)

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IE8 is a substantial update that is more compliant with web coding standards than previous versions. So much so that it even offers a “Compatibility View” for “older” sites.  IE8 offers this description for Compatibility View: “websites designed for older browsers will often look better, and problems such as out-of-place menus, images, or text will be corrected.” If you are a site owner, you should download IE8 and test your site. The number of users will only increase over time and you want to be sure that they’re seeing your site as originally intended.(...)
Read the rest of IE 8 release and current web usage stats (375 words)

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