Internet Explorer Version 6 - time to go
Posted: Tue Jul 01, 2025 7:21 am
One of these icons will not be missed.
Web designers world wide are eagerly awaiting news of the eradication from computers worldwide of Internet Explorer 6. There won't be any official documents in stark contrast to Smallpox which was officially certified by the WHO as eradictated in December 1979.
Farrah and Michael, will leave a legacy whether you loved them or hated them. Internet Explorer 6, more of a feeling of "it's about time". With 2 vastly superior generations can I, dare I change my development processes to remove the expensive and time-consuming task of testing and modifying websites so that the less than 19% of internet users can see a perfect rendering of the website.
Why dump IE6?
One word; progress. The capabilities of what we can achieve on the internet in terms of user experience has increased phenomenally. With new CSS standards being defined right now the task of creating raster to vector conversion service great websites to help businesses do great business is getting easier and more flexible than ever before. So why add cost to the development process by having to create mostly redundant code and is a significant handicap to the creative process of building business. Which is really what these web sites are about.
So, if you have been one of those who have politely declined Microsoft's invitation to upgrade for the last 3 years or so (Internet Explorer 7 was released in 2006) then I'd say the time to capitulate is now. The great news is that you don't have to go through dealing with Internet Explorer 7 (which has its own issues) you can automatically upgrade to the shiny brand new Internet Explorer 8!
Ahh! That feels better now that I have got that off my chest. Seriously though, many web designers now no longer warrant that their websites will work under IE6 as do many banks, government agencies and large corporations. With the emergence of web-based applications replacing traditional desktop applications, upgrading your web browser is becoming even more important than upgrading your computer
Web designers world wide are eagerly awaiting news of the eradication from computers worldwide of Internet Explorer 6. There won't be any official documents in stark contrast to Smallpox which was officially certified by the WHO as eradictated in December 1979.
Farrah and Michael, will leave a legacy whether you loved them or hated them. Internet Explorer 6, more of a feeling of "it's about time". With 2 vastly superior generations can I, dare I change my development processes to remove the expensive and time-consuming task of testing and modifying websites so that the less than 19% of internet users can see a perfect rendering of the website.
Why dump IE6?
One word; progress. The capabilities of what we can achieve on the internet in terms of user experience has increased phenomenally. With new CSS standards being defined right now the task of creating raster to vector conversion service great websites to help businesses do great business is getting easier and more flexible than ever before. So why add cost to the development process by having to create mostly redundant code and is a significant handicap to the creative process of building business. Which is really what these web sites are about.
So, if you have been one of those who have politely declined Microsoft's invitation to upgrade for the last 3 years or so (Internet Explorer 7 was released in 2006) then I'd say the time to capitulate is now. The great news is that you don't have to go through dealing with Internet Explorer 7 (which has its own issues) you can automatically upgrade to the shiny brand new Internet Explorer 8!
Ahh! That feels better now that I have got that off my chest. Seriously though, many web designers now no longer warrant that their websites will work under IE6 as do many banks, government agencies and large corporations. With the emergence of web-based applications replacing traditional desktop applications, upgrading your web browser is becoming even more important than upgrading your computer