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[Aaron Bentley <aaron@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

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On 11-06-06 03:47 PM, Robert Collins wrote:
> So by mobile devices I should more strictly say roaming devices
> without a full browser stack.

Okay.  For roaming devices *with* a full browser stack, the biggest
issue is that Launchpad's screens are too wide.  ISTM that we could
improve matters significantly by implementing a mobile stylesheet that
moved our sidebars to the bottom.

> The reason I think we don't care about them *in general* is a cost argument:
>  - the largest single activity (measured by server resources consumed
> is done by our users is reporting via launchpadlib)
>  - then software developers doing software development (bugs, specs,
> code pushes)
>  - then a chunk of end users interacting with developers over problems
> in the software they are trying to use
>  - and finally project management

And software devs and project managers who use their phones for web
browsing are likely to own smartphones, so the benefit is limited.

Aaron
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