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the only way early versions of IE would go away is if the computers upgraded themselves. Even going out of support won't kill them as some people/businesses st
by thisone 14y ago
the only way early versions of IE would go away is if the computers upgraded themselves.
Even going out of support won't kill them as some people/businesses still won't allow their computers to upgrade IE, or install anything else.
Example: Over the weekend I was at a big chain store and decided to sign up for a discount card (which is done online). The employee pulls up the browser, and it's IE6.
The website we go to, the company's public website, is broken in IE6, yet they still use IE6 on their computers.
If businesses won't upgrade from IE6, even though the tools they make their employees use don't function properly in IE6, I don't think there's anything MS can do about it.
- sudhirj 14y agoBut that's precisely the point - the only thing that can force businesses to upgrade is if the cost of developing, testing and maintaing software for IE6 becomes more than what it costs to do a full overhaul and re-education. Microsoft stepping in to make IE6 support easier and cheaper simply sends the message that it's still a valid choice for development and support.