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The message unnecessarily belittles IE6 users. However, IE6 will only go away if we actively discourage its use. Do not go out of your way to support it. Do no
by mcav 17y ago
The message unnecessarily belittles IE6 users.
However, IE6 will only go away if we actively discourage its use. Do not go out of your way to support it. Do not allow it to suck more time and energy out of you. IE6 will continue to survive as long as its remaining users have no need to upgrade. When sites work, users don't see a problem.
Industries and corporations who use IE6 should not receive mercy: As it ages it will only become more of a burden. Corporations will one day eventually realize that the rest of the world has moved on, and they must invest time and energy into modernizing their own systems.
When the computers that run IE6 die, it will be too late.
Leave the poor, withered IE6 on the side of the road and let's move on. But don't kick it, beat it, and spit in its face, as the original "upgrade message" in this link did.
- smokinn 17y agoWhile I agree that it unnecessarily belittles any specific IE6 user that visits the site, I don't think his message itself is unnecessary. We need the whole range of messages before IT departments get a clue. We need the very small, one time top banners with a small message, we need the sites that just plain break horribly, we need the sites that have a polite nagging message on every page and we need the sites that are just plain rude. Until we have them all, until it's clear that every type of web site is sick of IE6, until these messages are very common, the inertia will not be overcome.
- peoplerock 17y agoSo would the point then be that we need to belittle (or abuse or revolt against) IT departments that rest on 20th Century laurels. Or perhaps... embark on educational campaigns aimed at companies that are not mandating/funding their IT departments to join us in 21st Century?