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Even Microsoft Wants IE6 Dead

Posted by Unknown on from the is-this-really-happening dept.

Tarmas writes "Microsoft has launched a website intended to persuade people to upgrade their browsers from Internet Explorer 6. In Microsoft's words: 'This website is dedicated to watching Internet Explorer 6 usage drop to less than 1% worldwide, so more websites can choose to drop support for Internet Explorer 6, saving hours of work for web developers.' About time?" Of course they want you to upgrade to a newer Internet Explorer.

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  1. This website looks great! by snowraver1 · · Score: 3, Funny

    It sure does render good using IE6!

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  2. Re:If only other devs used ie6-upgrade-warning.. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    Many of the IE6 users are aware of the problem but unable to upgrade because of corporate IT policy. Telling these poor folks that they should upgrade is like pouring salt in a wound.

    Maybe you could make a webapp that does a reverse dns lookup, and for coporate adresses it will display something like:

    "It seems you're stuck using IE6. Working at [company X] must suck. Maybe it's time to look for a new job?"

    And a link to monster dot com or similar.