Microsoft Sends Flowers To Internet Explorer 6 Funeral

Several readers have written with a fun followup to yesterday's IE6 funeral. Apparently Microsoft, in a rare moment of self-jest, took the time to send flowers, condolences, and a promise to meet at MIX. The card reads: "Thanks for the good times IE6, see you all @ MIX when we show a little piece of IE Heaven. The Internet Explorer Team @ Microsoft."

Comments

Re:Such a pity

[BearRanger]

Better than the child outliving the parent. That's how zombies are made...

Re:Translation

[Tumbleweed]

For one, because Silverlight makes writing web-apps much easier.

No, what you get when you use Silverlight are *Silverlight* apps. There's a difference, and not knowing that difference is why we're in the "Can't move away from IE6" problem. Learn the lesson, please.

Re:Nobody is completely evil

[Anonymous Coward]

Wasn't our fault. We ordered over the phone, and that's what the bakery did.

For Firefox 3, we had an IE alum living in the area who could go talk to the bakery, so you got a better cake.

Re:Human moment

[jpmorgan]

You sound surprised... the IE team at Microsoft does stuff like this all the time. I was under the impression that they habitually send the Firefox development team congratulatory cakes upon major releases: http://www.intothefuzz.com/2008/06/17/let-them-eat-cake/

Re:I will never upgrade my IE6.

[smisle]

I sort of agree, I can't stand the new interfaces for 7 or 8 ... but I also can't use IE6 since it's not secure... enter Firefox and Chrome. You can get a Firefox theme that makes it look like IE6 if that's really what floats your boat.