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I hate browser rejection of any kind. Even in a worst-case scenario, just setup a browser redirection that sends IE6 to a stripped down version of the site. T
by jbm 17y ago
I hate browser rejection of any kind. Even in a worst-case scenario, just setup a browser redirection that sends IE6 to a stripped down version of the site. There are a lot of people who have no choice about their browser and can't update for various reasons; why punish them?
- zefhous 17y agoI agree that you shouldn't punish users that don't have a choice, but it's not always practical or possible to just send them to a stripped down version. For read-only sites, fine. But IE6 could cause some serious problems for many web apps that haven't properly been tested for them.
- djehuty 17y agoThere can be very good reasons for "punishing" them. The development time required to cater to IE6's idiosyncrasies may simply not be justified if the site's target market is not business or people during work hours. Providing a substandard experience is often worse than no experience (look at it later when you're not at work). Then there's the activism angle - only by applying pressure, one site at a time, can the IE curse be gradually eliminated. The total wasted man-hours catering to its quirks is exceeded only by the hours wasted producing weapons and religion. sigh
- sjs 17y agoAgreed. Every time I see someone use Hotmail or some other shitty service that flat out rejects some browsers my blood boils a little bit. I hate IE6 as much as the next guy but at least let them see what a mess their crippled browser makes of the site.