Re: [MACCAWS] browsers? No, user agents.

Thus spake Tom Dell'Aringa:

> I like the fact that they don't restrict the conversation to
> *browsers*, and we tend to always talk in terms of browsers. Not only
> is this good for accessibility, but it looks toward more innovative
> technologies like PDAs, WAP phones and the like. I think that if we
> talk in terms of *user agents* and not *browsers*, the message might
> resonate a little better and might separate a bit from the white
> noise that is the "browser wars."

Playing devil's advocate for a moment, technically aren't people viewing Web
pages on a PDA or phone also using a browser? Just not one written for a
desktop computer. More importantly, will anyone understand WTF we're talking
about if we use 'user agent'?

Just my .02. In the end, I'd be happy with either, really.


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