Reply to post: Re: The same everywhere...?

Why Firefox? Because not everybody is a web designer, silly

TitterYeNot

Re: The same everywhere...?

"Umm, that's called responsive web design and is being used all over the place so that websites are usable on mobiles and tablets."

Yes, responsive web design has become extremely popular in recent years due to the fact that advertisers will pay more per impression when a 'main' website (i.e. not the mobile version of said website) is viewed on a mobile device.

I think the point that Simone was trying to make is that, while responsive design does indeed make a site more usable on a mobile device, and is quite effective in managing the differences in screen estate between a smartphone and a tablet, it's usually a right pain in the arse when viewed on a desktop with a decent sized monitor.

Whether this is due to immature web publishing tools, or simply lack of experience of good responsive design principles amongst web devs/designers, I have no idea.

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