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IE6 Almost Dead In the US
SharkLaser writes "Microsoft, and the whole tech world, is celebrating the fact that use of Internet Explorer 6 has dropped below one percent in the US. 'Time to pop open the champagne because, based on the latest data from Net Applications, IE6 usage in the US has now officially dropped below 1 per cent!,' said Roger Capriotti, director of Internet Explorer marketing. 'IE6 has been the punch line of browser jokes for a while, and we've been as eager as anyone to see it go away.'"
I'll celebrate when netcraft confirms it.
Why? IE9 is a completely good browser. It's on par with Chrome, but in fact it offers even more features and security than Firefox does currently, like sandboxing. It's also standards compliant and supports HTML5. There's nothing to hate about IE9.
Why? IE9 is a completely good browser. It's on par with Chrome, but in fact it offers even more features and security than Firefox does currently, like sandboxing. It's also standards compliant and supports HTML5. There's nothing to hate about IE9.
OK, you convinced me, I'll try it immediately. Does it come as .deb or .rpm? Or maybe I should compile it from source?
IE9 is a completely good browser.
I wouldn't know. IE9 breaks websites that work in IE6, IE7, IE8, Firefox and Webkit-based browsers.
I have the same feelings towards IE9 that I have towards 7 and 8 -- Microsoft's "better" browser is still not good enough.
I went to eat some animal crackers and the box said, "Do not eat if seal is broken." I opened the box and sure enough..
http://www.chromium.org/administrators/policy-templates
An instance of someone able to write and post a message after his head exploded. This ... I don't ...
There's nothing to hate about IE9.
You must be new here.
Can I light a sig ?
I don't want to like IE9, because MS is the company we love to hate... but I vastly prefer it to chrome.
My first complaint: Chrome's gigantic header is 18 pixels taller than IE, on my netbook that extra 3% of the tiny screen that is unusable for content is kind of a big deal.
Message from a guy who usually uses a decent sized monitor with a desktop:
PLEASE use a browser designed for netbooks instead of telling browser makers to design browsers for your pathetically small screen! Some of us actually appreciate a decently-sized interface.
== Jez ==
Do you miss Firefox? Try Pale Moon.
Because IE 9 isn't a problem, and it strongly indicates that the IE team decided to build a truly modern browser rather than eventually leave the browser market a laughing stock. It's clear why they made this decision, as they need a competent web experience to gain anything in the mobile space, and they'll quickly become irrelevant if they can't compete there.
IE 9 is two things to celebrate: the first IE version built with real interoperability and respect for standards in mind, and a clear indication that Microsoft intends IE to be a platform on par with WebKit. If you have to worry about cross-browser compatibility, those are both great news. It's a shame you missed it when IE 9 came out.
And lest we get off into accusations of bias, I was a long time advocate of IE ditching Trident entirely (essentially becoming a UI shell, presumably around WebKit), and regularly said so whenever I encountered members of the IE team online. I honestly did not believe Trident was reparable. They have shown that it was.
IE6 was the most standards compliant browser there was when it existed, even more so than Opera
[Citation Seriously Friggin' Needed]
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Reading many of the comments on this site, I don't believe having no head is a huge impediment to posting here.
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