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Web Design Hampers Mobile Internet?

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the yin-and-yang-of-the-net dept.

aws910 writes "Reuters is running an article on how flashy web design is impacting the usability of internet-enabled mobile devices, with quotes from Tim Berners-Lee. Although the article is sparse on details, it is an interesting topic for discussion. Having recently bought an internet-enabled cellphone, I can honestly say that most websites are painful to view on a 240x320 screen over a GPRS connection(EVDO is expensive/US-only). Have we moved away from 56K-modem-oriented design, only to be pulled back in that direction?"

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  1. Yeah, and by suso · · Score: 0, Troll

    mobile internet hampers web design. Its a two way street there. Its still annoying to put up with people who use 640x480 or 800x600 resolution on 19" monitors.

  2. I still don't need it. by g0hare · · Score: 0, Troll

    For 100000 years mankind has lived without being plugged into a device all damn day. Go outside and play.

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  3. Get over it. by NanotechLobster · · Score: 0, Troll

    This is why if web designers have the extra time to make an imageless version of their page, they should. But otherwise I really think people should be sticking with the latest PC tech when thinking of their pages. It helps things advance.