# Supporting Smaller Audiences Through a Browser Support Matrix

DevFeed: [Supporting Smaller Audiences Through a Browser Support Matrix](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/supporting-smaller-audiences-for-maximum-profit-32306.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://jack.ofspades.com/supporting-smaller-audiences-for-maximum-profit/>)

Author: Jack Tarantino

Published: 2016-05-13T23:06:31Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [Jacopo Tarantino](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/jacopo-tarantino.md>)

Topics: [browsers](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/browsers.md>), [Software Engineering](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/software-engineering.md>), [web applications](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/web-applications.md>)

Tags: [best-practices](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/best-practices.md>), [browser-support](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/browser-support.md>), [browsers](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/browsers.md>), [mobile](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/mobile.md>), [programming](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/programming.md>), [software-design](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/software-design.md>), [web-app](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/web-app.md>)

## AI overview

The article argues that companies should support smaller user groups through graded levels of browser and environment support rather than treating platforms as simply supported or unsupported. It describes a browser support matrix and explains how excluding users on certain devices or without smartphones can cost businesses customers and prospective hires.

## Source excerpt

or "How I learned to stop worrying and love all browsers the same as long as they came out kinda recently" Time and time again I've seen companies ignore smaller audiences that use their product because those audiences are not the main/target/primary audience. At a recent job they