IE6 must die
10-May-2011 When I was rebuilding this website, I started my cross browser testing and then I started debugging for IE6, then it dawned on me, this is my site and I don't have to fix IE6 "issues". I started to do some research and found there are many campaigns out there to eliminate IE6 and found some very interesting information.
- IE6 is nine years old now and has 2001 internet security, not exactly safe to say the least
- As of November 2010 it holds 4.1% market share
http://www.w3schools.com/browsers/browsers_explorer.asp - Ryan Gavin, head of the Internet Explorer business group at Microsoft has been tasked with destroying IE6
http://www.pcpro.co.uk/news/358276/microsoft-man-my-job-is-to-destroy-ie6 - 20% of website development time is spend debugging websites for IE6
- Google and Apple stopped supporting IE6, Apple in 2008 and Google in January 2010
http://googleenterprise.blogspot.com/2010/01/modern-browsers-for-modern-applications.html
- According to Forrester Research in May 2009, 60% of corporates still used IE6
http://news.cnet.com/8301-17939_109-10231713-2.html - Google made a video in NYC asking people what a browser is and only 8% knew the answer
http://www.customer-experience-labs.com/2009/06/19/only-8-of-internet-user-know-what-a-browser-is-do-we-have-to-rethink-how-we-market-browser/ - Here is a great article on some of the reason why IE6 is still being used
http://css-tricks.com/why-people-still-use-ie-6/ - Because corporates use it to block Facebook
http://www.zdnet.com.au/ie6-used-as-facebook-blocker-microsoft-339303424.htm
So please, if you are a web developer looking at this site,
either add 20% surcharge to develop for IE6 or
implement one of the below IE6 upgrade script to each and every site you develop.
There are many campaigns to end the use of IE6 some are:
- Net magazine in the UK
http://www.bringdownie6.com/bring-down-ie-6.html - IE6 upgrade warning, currently being used by YouTube, digg and many many more including this website
http://garmahis.com/tools/ie6-update-warning/ - IE6 update script
http://ie6update.com/ - Wiki campaign to rid www of IE6
http://ie6.forteller.net/index.php?title=Main_Page - Follow the conversation on twitter #ie6
- And register your website on
http://idroppedie6.com/
And if you still MUST build for IE6, here is a cheat sheet to help you
http://www.virtuosimedia.com/tutorials/ultimate-ie6-cheatsheet-how-to-fix-25-internet-explorer-6-bugs#contents
http://www.virtuosimedia.com/tutorials/ultimate-ie6-cheatsheet-how-to-fix-25-internet-explorer-6-bugs#contents
Here are some more tips on debugging for IE6
http://www.viget.com/inspire/fix-it-fast-rapid-ie6-debugging/
http://www.viget.com/inspire/fix-it-fast-rapid-ie6-debugging/
If in doubt, Google it, and if you are really struggling, email me and I can help.
And now for some humour
Visit IE6 funeral http://ie6funeral.com/
IE6 has no friends http://www.favbrowser.com/funny-internet-explorer-6-cartoon/
Life and times of IE6 http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2010/02/11/the-life-times-and-death-of-internet-explorer-6-comic-strip/
Or just Google "death of ie6"
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Trish Sait is the founder of Ingress Online. She has been building websites for more than 11 years' both here in Australia and the UK.
During that time she has developed a wealth of knowledge about all things internet especially web standards, marketing, SEO and strategy. You can connect with her on Twitter @Ingressonline.