Blog Statistics - OSes and Browsers

Here at greybeardedgeek.net, I use the excellent StatPress WordPress plug-in to gather site statistics.

I just took a look at the stats for Operating Systems and Browsers.

What I found was a little surprising, and, as a software developer, frankly, I found it a bit depressing.

Here's the raw stats:

So, what's depressing?

• People are still using Windows 2000 and Windows ME
• Windows 7 usage is still as low as Windows ME usage
• This is mainly a developer-oriented blog, and a significant number of visitors are using Windows ME !
• More visitors are using IE 6 than IE 7
• More visitors are using IE 7 than IE 8
• People are still using IE 5? (Must be the ME users...)
• Significantly more visitors are using IE 6 than IE 7, IE 8, and IE 5 combined, which causes the need for stuff like "How to Fix 25+ IE6 Bugs"...argh!

On the other hand, Linux, OS X, Firefox, Chrome, Opera and Safari all make respectable showings, so all is not lost...