Hacker Newsnew | past | comments | ask | show | jobs | submitlogin

Our Energy/Utility industry news site has: 12% IE8 11% IE9

People should always run their own numbers. It can vary quite a bit from the internet-wide average.



Pretty off topic, but why would anyone ever stay on IE9? It means you are on > XP which means you should be able to upgrade to at least 10 I believe, if not 11. Is it just a lack of permissions to upgrade the browser combined with lazy administrators?


I don't know. Nearly all the IE9 users are on Win7.

If I had to guess, it's simply because upgrades are such a hassle in heavily regulated industries. (Above and beyond the typical hassles of an upgrade in any large enterprise.) I see similar numbers in Healthcare, for example, but not Education or Construction.

I keep meaning to do a blog post about the tech trends in different industries.




Guidelines | FAQ | Lists | API | Security | Legal | Apply to YC | Contact

Search: