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The first script’s job is to check the browser type, os etc. The function navigator.userAgent.toLowerCase() checks whether it is opera, msie,mac,gecko,safari; sony/com2 etc. Script 2 calculates the round trip time for a 1 pixel image.

Often in part due to favorable feedback from the service’s authors, the early adopter feels a sense of entitlement, that the product absolutely must be architected in the way they say so, even if that wouldn’t serve the larger installed base.