Reply to post: Re: Original Sin

Google's plan to make User-Agent string even less useful breaks our device detection tech, says NetMarketShare

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Re: Original Sin

Yes, in the midst of time... And just as it was breathing its final breath, out came a new generation of dumb coders who now use it to determine whether to present the normal web site, or a dumbed down "mobile" version..

These people still think mobile web capability is like WAP, so much so that I won't use a mobile browser that doesn't let me permanently spoof my user agent to a desktop one.

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