Internet Explorer 6 Will Not Die

caffeinejolt writes "Despite all the hype surrounding new browsers being released pushing the limits of what can be done on the Web, Firefox 3 has only this past month overtaken IE6. Furthermore, if you take the previous report and snap on the Corporate America filter, IE6 rules the roost and shows no signs of leaving anytime soon. Sorry web developers, for those of you who thought the ugly hacks would soon be over, it appears they will linger on for quite a bit — especially if you develop for business sites."

Comments

/. - are you listening?

[dazedNconfuzed]

Pay attention to your own news site, CmdrTaco!
Though this is a site for nerds, that doesn't mean that everyone has abandoned IE, or is at least running the latest incarnation thereof. Some of us, for various reasons, are pretty much stuck with using IE6 for browsing /. and are faced with a pile of mis-rendered & incompatible pages (I'm thinking the user account page in particular). We appreciate having /. optimized for FireFox, but would also like such consideration for the more-used IE6 browser.

Re:/. - are you listening?

[abigsmurf]

There's also a weird bug in quite a few browsers where it cuts of the end o

Re:/. - are you listening?

[anaesthetica]

Yeah, that's called the 'Candlejack bug,' and it seems to be caus

Re:Developers need to grow a set...

[Anonymous Coward]

i'm guessing your wedding looked something like this: http://www.imdb.com/media/rm2739904256/tt0110982

i have a complex strategy for dealing with ie6

[circletimessquare]

if(window.XMLHttpRequest){ //proceed as normal
        }
else
        {
        if(window.ActiveXObject){
                document.write "Error 404 Page Not Found"
                }
        }

i haven't had any problems with ie6 since i implemented this holistic approach

Re:i have a complex strategy for dealing with ie6

[wastedlife]

Who modded this troll? I'm thinking it was an offended ActiveX developer.

Re:Corporate users and backward compatibility

[Smooth and Shiny]

It sucks because as a web developer, I'd like nothing better than to see IE 6 die a quick death.

Instead, it's dying a slow and painful death. Unfortunately, it is YOU experiencing the painful part of it.

Re:As Someone Who Has to Support IE6 at Work ...

[Jurily]

The excuse: "I can download a web browser for free, but I can't install it because I'm not in the Administrators group."

The answer remains: fuck ye!

Nuke It From Orbit

[Anonymous Coward]

It's the only way to be sure.

Re:Corporate users and backward compatibility

[siloko]

The reason IE 6 won't die is . . .

There's a reason IE6 wont't die? Thats strange, everytime I use it it seems to die after about 15 minutes. I suppose that could be me smashing my head against the keyboard . . .

Re:We still have IE6 at work

[Tanktalus]

Rumour has it that the browser that was built in to Duke Nukem Forever loads /. fine.

*sigh* Now we'll never know for sure.

Re:Stop the artificial life support

[sakdoctor]

There should be an HTTP status code especially for this:

HTTP/1.1 418 - Piss off, and come back when you have a proper browser.

slashdot is rendering for

[circletimessquare]

ie9 and firefox5

they're way ahead of the curve man

Re:Can't; not root.

[mini me]

How do I update another user's browser?

Through one of IE's numerous vulnerabilities?

Re:Stop the artificial life support

[AndrewNeo]

But that'd just be one more thing IE6 wouldn't support, and you'd have to upgrade your browser for!

Re:The "understood" security risks

[Fred_A]

I suggest you find a new job. That is a time bomb.

Wait ! Not yet !
First document it on The daily WTF and /. and *then* find a new job. There's no sense in letting the good bits of your current job go to waste. Of course, this thing will blow in some one's face sooner or later. You probably don't want to be around when it happens.