Here is the response that I received from the Economic Development Council.
Syd
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From: slathrop@manateeedc.com (Economic Development Council - Sue Lathrop)
Date: Wed, April 24, 2002 12:52
To: Syd Alsobrook <syd@onsyd.com>
Syd,
Although we are not ready to boycott Microsoft products, I can understand
your frustration and apologize for any inconvenience experienced by you
and those who agree with your stance on Internet Explorer.
When we reviewed our options for a new web site we were looking for
features that would provide a seamless delivery of information to our
potential clients, provide office integration within our organization,
and incorporate some unique features such as the dynamic generation of
PDF files. In order to achieve our goals we were faced with much higher
programming costs to provide cross browser and interoffice software
compatibility, or decide on a single platform. We reviewed the latest
browser statistics and saw that Netscape had much less than ten percent
of that market. (
http://www.thecounter.com/stats/2001/December/browser.php ) Consequently
with that information and our VERY modest budget we decided to develop
the web site and later provide a Netscape version with fewer features.
>> You need to update you site to support user who do not use M$
>> Window.
>> Syd Alsobrook
>> Palmetto, FL
Sue Lathrop
Economic Development Council
Phone: (941) 748-4842 ext. 125
E-mail: SLathrop@ManateeEDC.com
Web Site: www.ManateeEDC.com
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