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Because 1/100000 of their customers might have JS turned of?



The global average it's 0.2% or 1:500, however Taiwan averages 2.3% though Android tablets hit 9.6%. And, some websites see significantly higher rates.

https://blockmetry.com/blog/javascript-disabled

LTDR; Supporting non JS users tends to be very cheap, so it's often well worth the investment.


>The global average it's 0.2% or 1:500, however Taiwan averages 2.3% though Android tablets hit 9.6%. And, some websites see significantly higher rates.

Even at 1/20 I don't think people who turn of JS would make the best kind of customers. I'd expect them to be cranky and demanding...

>LTDR; Supporting non JS users tends to be very cheap, so it's often well worth the investment.

Spending opportunity cost time because there might be some users missing out in Taiwan or some Android tablets? Bah...




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