Google "Phasing Out IE6 Support"

[d000hg]

FTFY

Firefox all the way.

IE is slow and cumbersome. a security nightmare. but most of all it's microsoft

Ah, NF posts a nicely balanced, objective discussion. Then some ignoramus comes along and spouts unsubstantiated crap.

[d000hg]

As for companies with loads of IE6-only apps, that is a problem. However, there are still lots of systems around the world running on Windows 3.1 and Dos... they still run even without MS 'support'.
I can't see MS dropping IE6 support makes a dramatic difference... what does said support entail? Does it mean they would stop releasing any patches, that could be an issue but for internal applications maybe not so bad.

[Sysman]

As for companies with loads of IE6-only apps, that is a problem. However, there are still lots of systems around the world running on Windows 3.1 and Dos... they still run even without MS 'support'.

I can't see MS dropping IE6 support makes a dramatic difference... what does said support entail? Does it mean they would stop releasing any patches, that could be an issue but for internal applications maybe not so bad.

Those very corporates who persuaded MS to extend the support clearly want it.

Official support is a vital comfort blanket for corporates. Without it they leave themselves open to finger pointing and accusations of failing to exercise due diligence. Most importantly, if the brown stuff hits the fan they don't have anyone to turn to.

[PAH]

The good news with this move is that it now officially means all web apps and websites that have been developed requiring specific use of IE6 are now classed as legacy.

As legacy it will be harder for departments of big companies to get finance and budgets to maintain or expand these systems, they'll be encouraged to freeze them and replace them with solutions that are supported by MS and the newer tech as funds allow.

In summary, there should be loads of work coming our way to upgrade or replace these legacy web apps.


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[DieScum]

Unfortunately, MS cocked up that option around 1998 and would now have to re-engineer whole chunks of Windows to get different IE versions working alongside each other reliably.

Couldn't they just use App-V? Classic situation for app virtualisation.

[AtW]

Ah, NF posts a nicely balanced, objective discussion. Then some ignoramus comes along and spouts unsubstantiated crap.

[TheFaQQer]

Save IE6!!!

These days we are inundated with bloated web browsers that overcomplicate our lives. However, there is one eminent exception: IE6. It has been around since 2001 and is still one of the most powerful and versatile browsers available.

[Durbs]

Firefox all the way.

Must say, i've never 'got' Firefox. Use it occasionally because i have to when testing web pages but have always found it a bit sluggish and basically 'meh'.

Like Safari on Mac best and then its IE8 for me.

This IE6 thing though, having spent a lot of last year updating validated apps to run within a new browser for BigCo, i can fully appreciate what a truly monstrous hoop-jumping task it is just to do a single app.

[AtW]

IE6 is a load of tulip - at the very least they should have released fixed PNG transparency support

Switched to FireFox 2 many years ago but now hate new FireFox versions

[Diver]

Ah, NF posts a nicely balanced, objective discussion. Then some ignoramus comes along and spouts unsubstantiated crap.

Obviously you are either blind deaf or too stupid to register that the majority of security issues over the past two years have been with IE.

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I use both IE and Firefox and my preference is obvious and has been posted here many times.

Resorting to name calling from the security of anonymity is both cowardly and pathetic.

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