>IE6 can't render a website of purely standards compliant code Yes, supporting IE6 is a burden, so just stop supporting it. A simple "IE6 support ending on Mar

>IE6 can't render a website of purely standards compliant code Yes, supporting IE6 is a burden, so just stop supporting it. A simple "IE6 support ending on Mar 13, 2010. Please upgrade to IE8 to continue using this website." would suffice. But they tried to trick the user into installing a random browser through a fake banner. "The text was intentionally vague and the timeline left completely undefined. We hoped that it was threatening enough to motivate end users to upgrade without forcing us to commit to any actual deprecation plan." Google doesn't give a shit about the user anyway, they are anti-standards unless it helps them collect user data or show ads. All their primary products are proprietary and they don't support open data exchange. This in and of itself isn't a problem to me (if a company is open about their business model) but the smugness of the company and the employees with their "we know better so we are going to trick or force you" is repulsive.