Internet Explorer 7 usage has thankfully dropped low enough worldwide that we feel that it's safe to stop supporting this browser on new projects. Below is the most recent statistics for Internet Explorer usage world wide according to W3 Schools.
IE 7 is nearly 7 years old and in browser years, that means it's an old geezer. We are now 3 versions past that with IE 10. Facebook and Google both dropped support for IE 7 back in 2011.
Due to it's rendering issues, it's age and lack of support for modern development techniques, it's getting increasingly difficult to build modern websites that run successfully in IE 7 without a lot of extra work and hacks.
Because of it's age, it's low usage, and the extra work to support it, we are now going to be charging a 20% or $1000 increase, whichever is greater, on projects that require full support for IE 7.
I don't see this as affecting many, if any, of our clients. Most of them already use modern browsers and so do the audiences of their websites.
If you have any questions or concerns, please don't hesitate to contact us.
