Great point! I didn’t think about sites working on all the different platforms these days. Very true.
Not just platforms but different browsers as well. Would they fall under the different platforms like PC’s, Mobile’s, Tablets, etc?
It’s not so much the hardware (PC Desktop, phone, tablet, etc) but the resolution (ie size) of the browser. Desktops/laptops have more ‘real estate’ to view information where as mobile devices have more restricted size. A lot of times these days, if you view a webpage on a mobile device you will notice that the page is less ‘cluttered’ and more streamlined. A lot of times you will also see a link that indicates it’s a ‘mobile site’ and that if you click the link it will take you to the ‘desktop site’. If you do this the page will look more cluttered and images and information may be compressed or look unorganized. They used to have to maintain different sites for each device, now you can have a single site that will recognize the size of the screen it’s being rendered to and adjust the layout accordingly. Save a lot of money for those maintaining the software.