Some interesting stats for all of those that think that every US
household has broadband and is building their sites accordingly:
"According to research done by the consultancy firm Point Topic, the US
has fallen to 24th place in terms of broadband penetration, with only
53% of households connected. South Korea led the pack, with 90% of
households having highspeed connections. The US remains the largest
broadband country in the world with more than 60.4 million subscribers
in the quarter with 2.9 million new broadband additions, but China is
fast catching up and has cut the gap to the US from 5.8 million at the
end of 2006 to 4.1 million at end of March 2007. The firm's research
also pointed out the disparity between the connectivity of first world
nations and other places throughout the world. 'Many Sub-Saharan African
states do not register in the figures at all: only South Africa, Sudan,
Senegal and Gabon make it onto the list, with household broadband
penetration running from 1.79% in South Africa - with 215,000 users at
the end of March - to just 0.05% in Sudan - with a mere 3,000. North
African states fare slightly better with Morocco scoring 6.78%
penetration with 418,000 users and Egypt at 1.55% or 240,000.'"
I guess the other 57% of US households are not your targets. ;)
Just something to think about when folks wonder why we want to keep
jQuery nice and lean.
http://business.guardian.co.uk/story/0,,2102304,00.html
Rey...
