Comments on: The happiest funeral ever - IE6 is dead; the death of a browser http://community.plus.net/blog/2008/01/23/the-death-of-internet-explorer-6/ News and Updates on the Community. Sat, 06 Sep 2008 23:07:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Ivan http://community.plus.net/blog/2008/01/23/the-death-of-internet-explorer-6/#comment-4238 Ivan Sat, 21 Jun 2008 13:16:57 +0000 http://community.plus.net/blog/2008/01/23/the-death-of-internet-explorer-6/#comment-4238 I totally agree with John...IE6 is still alive, don't celebrate too early, that move from Microsoft doesn't mean that it'll replace all IE6 in the world. There are still too many ignorant people (or those who for technical reason) who haven't made the change. Hopefully with the new release of Firefox 3, and also with browsers like Flock, Opera and Safari - and even the upcoming IE8, we'll be getting closer to the dates where all of us designers would celebrate - perhaps have a huge party to the death of IE6! Just patience.... I totally agree with John...IE6 is still alive, don't celebrate too early, that move from Microsoft doesn't mean that it'll replace all IE6 in the world. There are still too many ignorant people (or those who for technical reason) who haven't made the change.

Hopefully with the new release of Firefox 3, and also with browsers like Flock, Opera and Safari - and even the upcoming IE8, we'll be getting closer to the dates where all of us designers would celebrate - perhaps have a huge party to the death of IE6!

Just patience....

]]> By: John http://community.plus.net/blog/2008/01/23/the-death-of-internet-explorer-6/#comment-3377 John Fri, 09 May 2008 16:18:54 +0000 http://community.plus.net/blog/2008/01/23/the-death-of-internet-explorer-6/#comment-3377 sorry mate, ie6 is still alive and well according to our webstats. god i hate ie6, everytime i see the browser i just want to kick the living '****' out of my flatscreen. sorry mate, ie6 is still alive and well according to our webstats.

god i hate ie6, everytime i see the browser i just want to kick the living '****' out of my flatscreen.

]]> By: Nikos Katsikanis http://community.plus.net/blog/2008/01/23/the-death-of-internet-explorer-6/#comment-1550 Nikos Katsikanis Tue, 19 Feb 2008 10:12:45 +0000 http://community.plus.net/blog/2008/01/23/the-death-of-internet-explorer-6/#comment-1550 Great I got into web dev at the right time then Great I got into web dev at the right time then

]]> By: sjh http://community.plus.net/blog/2008/01/23/the-death-of-internet-explorer-6/#comment-1263 sjh Fri, 08 Feb 2008 16:58:57 +0000 http://community.plus.net/blog/2008/01/23/the-death-of-internet-explorer-6/#comment-1263 before i celebrate ... where has this been announced by microsoft? before i celebrate ... where has this been announced by microsoft?

]]> By: hosiawak http://community.plus.net/blog/2008/01/23/the-death-of-internet-explorer-6/#comment-1215 hosiawak Thu, 07 Feb 2008 10:29:57 +0000 http://community.plus.net/blog/2008/01/23/the-death-of-internet-explorer-6/#comment-1215 This is awesome news :) Although I run IE only in VMware on my FreeBSD box when we build sites we have to make sure it looks more or less alright in IE6. That means tinkering with CSS to make IE6 happy, it's just like you said 90% of time is just wasted. The IE Death Blow: http://www.mentallyretired.com/2007/11/23/open-letter-to-developers-the-ie6-death-blow This is awesome news :) Although I run IE only in VMware on my FreeBSD box when we build sites we have to make sure it looks more or less alright in IE6. That means tinkering with CSS to make IE6 happy, it's just like you said 90% of time is just wasted.

The IE Death Blow:
http://www.mentallyretired.com/2007/11/23/open-letter-to-developers-the-ie6-death-blow

]]> By: jive http://community.plus.net/blog/2008/01/23/the-death-of-internet-explorer-6/#comment-1114 jive Mon, 04 Feb 2008 17:17:57 +0000 http://community.plus.net/blog/2008/01/23/the-death-of-internet-explorer-6/#comment-1114 Have your Virtual Machine ready to test IE6 in Win2000 or Win98. Too bad Microsoft couldnt make it easier to have mulitple browsers running, but I'm sure it would be some security nightmare for them. Have your Virtual Machine ready to test IE6 in Win2000 or Win98. Too bad Microsoft couldnt make it easier to have mulitple browsers running, but I'm sure it would be some security nightmare for them.

]]> By: Scurius http://community.plus.net/blog/2008/01/23/the-death-of-internet-explorer-6/#comment-601 Scurius Sun, 03 Feb 2008 20:07:35 +0000 http://community.plus.net/blog/2008/01/23/the-death-of-internet-explorer-6/#comment-601 Hate to be picky, but the symbol on the tombstone IS IE7's, is it not? Hate to be picky, but the symbol on the tombstone IS IE7's, is it not?

]]> By: Marktj http://community.plus.net/blog/2008/01/23/the-death-of-internet-explorer-6/#comment-597 Marktj Sun, 03 Feb 2008 19:06:21 +0000 http://community.plus.net/blog/2008/01/23/the-death-of-internet-explorer-6/#comment-597 I don't use IE or Windows so no problem. If you want to run hassle free without bugs, viruses etc try Linux. And just for a bonus its cheaper too.....FREE actually. I don't use IE or Windows so no problem. If you want to run hassle free without bugs, viruses etc try Linux. And just for a bonus its cheaper too.....FREE actually.

]]> By: warsash http://community.plus.net/blog/2008/01/23/the-death-of-internet-explorer-6/#comment-594 warsash Sun, 03 Feb 2008 11:37:19 +0000 http://community.plus.net/blog/2008/01/23/the-death-of-internet-explorer-6/#comment-594 Just because some have paid a windoze tax, they do not have to use the software; it's a choice - even if the vendors were able to 'forcibly' download it (itself, a no-no). On a Mac, Firefox is my browser of choice (since Safari is not !00% compatable with all sites). Even before abandoning Windoze for Linux, Firefox was the preferred browser. And whilst you can run IE on a Linux box, who would want to when Firefox is available? Just because some have paid a windoze tax, they do not have to use the software; it's a choice - even if the vendors were able to 'forcibly' download it (itself, a no-no).

On a Mac, Firefox is my browser of choice (since Safari is not !00% compatable with all sites).

Even before abandoning Windoze for Linux, Firefox was the preferred browser. And whilst you can run IE on a Linux box, who would want to when Firefox is available?

]]> By: Steve Annells http://community.plus.net/blog/2008/01/23/the-death-of-internet-explorer-6/#comment-588 Steve Annells Sat, 02 Feb 2008 17:06:19 +0000 http://community.plus.net/blog/2008/01/23/the-death-of-internet-explorer-6/#comment-588 Internet Explorer is not even my second choice, whether 6 or 7, so I'm indifferent. I split my browsing between Firefox and Opera Internet Explorer is not even my second choice, whether 6 or 7, so I'm indifferent. I split my browsing between Firefox and Opera

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