top | item 43924061 (no title) zzq1015 | 9 months ago 0.38% of what?For sites like Google, it's still too large to ignore.Also, a fun fact: Google still serves plain HTTP for really old clients, just in case the client barely supports HTTPS. discuss order hn newest waste_monk|9 months ago >0.38% of what?Machines visiting sites with statcounter tracking widgets (and presumably not running with scripts/cookies disabled etc. ).That works out to be ~5ish million internet connected XP machines, apparently[1].>For sites like Google, it's still too large to ignore.They do this sort of thing all the time [2]. IIRC Reader still had several million users when it got the axe.[1] https://www.computerworld.com/article/2091600/youre-not-real...[2] https://killedbygoogle.com/
waste_monk|9 months ago >0.38% of what?Machines visiting sites with statcounter tracking widgets (and presumably not running with scripts/cookies disabled etc. ).That works out to be ~5ish million internet connected XP machines, apparently[1].>For sites like Google, it's still too large to ignore.They do this sort of thing all the time [2]. IIRC Reader still had several million users when it got the axe.[1] https://www.computerworld.com/article/2091600/youre-not-real...[2] https://killedbygoogle.com/
waste_monk|9 months ago
Machines visiting sites with statcounter tracking widgets (and presumably not running with scripts/cookies disabled etc. ).
That works out to be ~5ish million internet connected XP machines, apparently[1].
>For sites like Google, it's still too large to ignore.
They do this sort of thing all the time [2]. IIRC Reader still had several million users when it got the axe.
[1] https://www.computerworld.com/article/2091600/youre-not-real...
[2] https://killedbygoogle.com/