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Detector segments explained.
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Segment market share statistics, December 2017
- 2018-01-08, 20:10
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- parentnode.dk
Desktop browsers are still – but only barely – the most common way of browsing the web, representing approximately 49% of page visits (vs. 60% back in June 2015). Mobile browser numbers are still climbing and mobile/smartphones now represent approximately 46% of the total page visits (up from 35% in 2015), while tablets is stable on about 5%.
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The desktop segment
- 2017-05-18, 17:14
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- parentnode.dk
The desktop segment contains modern desktop browsers like Chrome 49+ , Firefox 49+ , Safari 10+ and Edge 13+. The purpose is to be able to target all modern browsers in one segment, to enable using the newest technology, without the need for extensive hacks or polyfills, which impairs performance. (~41%, 2017)
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The desktop_ie11 segment
- 2017-05-18, 16:59
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- parentnode.dk
The desktop_ie11 segment is a compromise to meet IE halfway. As IE11 is still more used than it's replacement, Edge, it could be a candidate for the desktop segment, but it is just not good enough. In some cases the lack of features are not important - in other cases they are vital. Giving it its own segment is the most flexible approach as developers can then individually decide how to group it with other segments. (3%, 2017)
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The desktop_ie10 segment
- 2017-05-18, 15:44
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- parentnode.dk
The desktop_ie10 segment is compromise to meet IE halfway. It hardly makes any sense anymore, but we'll keep it for another round. Giving it its own segment is the most flexible approach as developers can then individually decide how to group it with other segments. (0%, 2017)
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The desktop_ie9 segment
- 2017-05-18, 14:52
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- parentnode.dk
The desktop_ie9 segment is a somewhat sad compromise. Feature wise it does not deserve its own segment and should simply be degraded to desktop_light. Despite a low public market share some large corporations and organizations still use this browser internally and thus it is still occasionally a part of the primary support requirement. Therefore degradation is not a valid approach. Giving it its own segment seemed to be the most flexible approach as developers can then individually decide how to group it with other segments. (1%, 2017)