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The web was made for making information more accesible. Discriminating against users of older browsers by crashing their software doesn't seem very productive
by Luyt 17y ago
The web was made for making information more accesible. Discriminating against users of older browsers by crashing their software doesn't seem very productive to me. And what if 10% of your visitors still use IE6? You're basically giving them the finger and send them to your competitors.
PS. I'm all for newer, better browsers; I myself use FireFox. But content should at least be usable on every browser, that's more important than that the site looks pixel-perfect in those older browsers.
- chunkyslink 17y agoIts not just about being pixel perfect. IE6 will struggle with a heavily javascript'd up web app. Newer web apps rely heavily on javascript and css, and it might take you 20% longer to make your site work for 5% of users. Its just not worth supporting in my opinion as the time you spend on IE6, could be spent making much cooler things for the newer browsers.
- qeorge 17y agoWhat if 10% of your visitors still use IE6? You're basically giving them the finger and send them to your competitors. Exactly. IE6 is a pain, but the extra work is worth it to me so as not to send away potential customers. Perhaps when IE6 gets below 5% marketshare we'll revisit the issue. BTW - if any of you guys are getting hung up on a particularly nasty IE6 bug, feel free to drop me a line (within reason). I'm adept at fixing them.