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Microsoft Sends Flowers To Internet Explorer 6 Funeral

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the sorry-about-your-loss dept.

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."

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  1. Re:Such a pity by BearRanger · · Score: 5, Informative

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

  2. Re:Translation by Tumbleweed · · Score: 3, Informative

    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.

  3. Re:Nobody is completely evil by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Informative

    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.