[Webpro] tablelessness

[Jason Van Pelt]

Anyone know where stats can be found regarding user agents.  I have to
wonder what percentage of web users are using non-PC based browsers.  My
other issue is in wondering how these agents display the websites you
browse.  (I'm not lucky enough to have a web-enabled PDA or cell phone,
nor am I particularly inclined to buy one to read fark.com while driving
to work :))  I understand that there are other issues, like screen
readers for the blind, etc, but that's not really what I'm questioning.


What I'm wondering is why as site designers we should really be all that
worried about what a site is going to look like on a pda.  You'd think
that the pda developers should be more worried about creating a product
that works with the already-existing web.  Sure, one day we could all
have refrigerators that can browse the web so that we can order milk.
But somehow I doubt the possibility of this becoming ubiquitous. Does
this also mean that we need to account for closet doors that will allow
us to order new sweaters?  Will closet door displays differ from fridge
displays?  Will all websites look like blogs?  Will cars fly?  Can I
press this button and receive a ham sandwich?  Mmm.

;)

j.