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>For our new design, we decided to stick to a fixed grid of 980px.

Yep, this is what I've been doing for a while now. Looks great on desktops, and looks great on iPad devices and tablets.

Responsive sounds good on paper, but when your 1 person in a team of 2 startup, you can't afford to waste time like that building something truly flexible. Not worth the time investment.

Again: MEASURE your audience. If your mobile visitors are a small percentage, it ain't worth it. Let them pinch and zoom.

How does a 980px grid look good on a 768px-wide screen?

My answer to those people, "Deal with it."

My analytics on my sites have shown people with screens smaller than that are in the very very small minority.

I just asked because you specifically mentioned iPads, and 2 of the 3 models on sale today are only 768px wide.