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The Man At Microsoft Charged With Destroying IE6

Posted by timothy on from the did-you-say-thermite-or-termite? dept.

Barence writes "The man in charge of Internet Explorer has told PC Pro that he's been tasked with destroying IE6. Internet Explorer 6 continues to be the most used browser version in the world at the ripe old age of nine. IE6's position as the default browser in Windows XP means many companies still cling to the browser. 'Part of my job is to get IE6 share down to zero as soon as possible,' said Ryan Gavin, head of the Internet Explorer business group. Microsoft has also been giving further previews of Internet Explorer 9, with demonstrations showing two 720p HD videos running simultaneously on a netbook, thanks to IE9's GPU-accelerated graphics."

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  1. Re:Accelerated Graphics? by Cryacin · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Two atoms are talking:

    Atom 1: I say! I've lost an electron.

    Atom 2: Really?

    Atom 1: Why yes! I'm quite positive!

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    Science advances one funeral at a time- Max Planck
  2. I did my part! by rec9140 · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    Dear Ryan Gavin,

    This will inform you that I've done MY PART to rid my systems of IE6!

    I installed Linux which eradicated all the other crap and crud on my systems and others.

    So you can take 20 installs of IE6 off the list.

    PS: Let that chair throwing monkey boss of yours know his OS got the boot too!

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    1311393600 - Back to Black
  3. Re:EOL XP already... by LinuxIsGarbage · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    You're allowed to replace the shell in Windows as well.