If you are using IE6, why?
If you are using Internet Explorer 6, why? I want to know.
Is it because you don’t know how to update it?
Is it because you just don’t want to upgrade for some reason? Tell me what it is, PLEASE!
Is it because you are at work and the IT staff has not rolled out one of the two newer versions? If so, then you get a pass but the IT staff does not. As IT Professionals, they should know better than that.
Even if you do not want to try a different web browser (which is free by the way), upgrading your Internet Explorer is FREE!
All you have to do is turn on automatic updates on your home PC and it will be downloaded and installed automatically.
Where’s the problem?
I guess it would be an issue if you like being less secure while browsing the internet.
If you haven’t updated Internet Explorer, my guess is you haven’t updated your operating system either leaving you extremely vulnerable to all kinds of trojans, viruses, and other malware. It doesn’t matter if you have a “Security Suite” or not, you still have to update your OS (keyword: automatic updates!).
I guess there can also be the excitement of not knowing if the next website you visit will display correctly.
That’s the kind of excitement I don’t want.
IE6 is known for it’s persistent misuse of CSS and HTML in ways that will tear down a website when all other standards based browsers display the content almost identically.
What does that mean? More wasted time spent for developers trying to create hacks and code to make sure IE6 plays nicely with others.
As developers, I think we should code in web standards for all other browsers but charge extra when we have to create special IE6 coding. I know several developers that already do this and there will probably be more to come.
Why don’t you just upgrade?
Would you leave your car doors unlocked while spending a whole day at the mall?
No, of course not. It’s free to lock your car doors and it gives you a little more security.
Same goes for Internet Explorer, why browse in IE6 when you can browse in 7 or 8 for free with more security, better HTML parsing, and better performance?
Conclusion
Simple, this just doesn’t make sense to me.
Why do people continue to cling to IE6?
If you want web developers to continue to accomodate for this older platform, we must know why!
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