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The popular web development site "A List Apart" was redesigned early in 2001 and in an article describing how and why, stated: | The popular web development site "A List Apart" was redesigned early in 2001 and in an article describing how and why, stated: | ||
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That was a little optimistic—not all sites, even in 2008, are built with web standards. But many people listened. Older browsers decreased in market share, and two more very high profile sites redesigned using web standards: Wired magazine in 2002, and ESPN in 2003 became field leaders in supporting web standards and new techniques. | That was a little optimistic—not all sites, even in 2008, are built with web standards. But many people listened. Older browsers decreased in market share, and two more very high profile sites redesigned using web standards: Wired magazine in 2002, and ESPN in 2003 became field leaders in supporting web standards and new techniques. |