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You could detect IE6 and suggest an alternative browser. Many sites seem to be doing that these days. But then you have to also consider which is more expensiv
by enomar 17y ago
You could detect IE6 and suggest an alternative browser. Many sites seem to be doing that these days. But then you have to also consider which is more expensive -- supporting IE6 or annoying your IE6 users with warning messages.
- eli 17y agoWell, we'd have to do both, right? Even with a warning, we'd have to at least support IE6 well enough to make the basic site usable (and we're only doing slightly more than that now, frankly). Otherwise, you're not talking about a warning, you're talking about locking them out. And the people you're annoying with this message are generally not in a position to do anything about it. I'm sure 98% of the IE6 users on our site know that IE6 sucks. We don't need to tell them that. Ultimately, it comes down to how much time and resources it takes to support IE6 for your particular site versus how much you would lose by not supporting it.
- enomar 17y ago"I'm sure 98% of the IE6 users on our site know that IE6 sucks." What are basing that on? To me, it seems like 98% of people don't even know they're using a browser.
- eli 17y agoJust gut feeling. It happens that our site caters to just the sort of business users who have to deal with locked-down desktops. But perhaps you're right. It might be an interesting experiment to put a message up for a week and see how many people click through to download something else.
- enomar 17y ago"Well, we'd have to do both, right?" What I mean is that you have to decide which is worse -- dealing with IE6 until it dies naturally or doing something to help speed its death which might also annoy your customers.