I strongly disagree.  If 1 single browser out of 8-9 in common use doesn&#x27;t support web standards, and represents a fraction of a percent of my target audience, then I&#x27;m not going to spend time crafting workarounds to target that browser.<p>I already make compact web sites compared to my peers -- no jQuery, optimized images, mostly text-driven.  No JS is required to navigate and view the site.  A hair over 100 kb for most of sites, including blog and header image.  I use global CDNs.  So my sites are friendly to users in developing countries, as long as they don&#x27;t use Opera Mini.<p>There&#x27;s nothing &quot;bleeding edge&quot; about supporting JS and CSS that IE8 supports.  That&#x27;s as low as I&#x27;m going, and no guilt about it.<p>By the way, have you actually tested any of your sites on Opera Mini?  You may be surprised at just how poorly it renders, unless you&#x27;re still working with tables.