Comments on: IE6 jQuery plugin http://www.hackzilla.org/archives/2009/07/05/ie6-jquery-plugin Home of the wacky and crazy projects Tue, 07 Sep 2010 17:23:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Dan http://www.hackzilla.org/archives/2009/07/05/ie6-jquery-plugin/comment-page-1#comment-7856 Dan Fri, 17 Jul 2009 20:43:30 +0000 http://www.hackzilla.org/?p=97#comment-7856 @Matt_Hill IE6 is an 8 year old browser, who's time on the internet should be brought to an abrupt end. How long should we support IE6? Why stop at IE6? IE5.5, 5, 4 and 3 were good browsers. IE3 was default on Windows95.. maybe there are people that can't upgrade. My plugin does force the user to use a different browser, but they maybe completely unaware that they can use anything else? @Matt_Hill IE6 is an 8 year old browser, who’s time on the internet should be brought to an abrupt end.

How long should we support IE6?

Why stop at IE6? IE5.5, 5, 4 and 3 were good browsers.

IE3 was default on Windows95.. maybe there are people that can’t upgrade.

My plugin does force the user to use a different browser, but they maybe completely unaware that they can use anything else?

]]> By: Matt Hill http://www.hackzilla.org/archives/2009/07/05/ie6-jquery-plugin/comment-page-1#comment-7637 Matt Hill Sat, 11 Jul 2009 02:25:49 +0000 http://www.hackzilla.org/?p=97#comment-7637 IE6update is misguided, but this is completely offensive. It does not help IE6 users who, for whatever reason, *can't* upgrade and it only makes your life easier, not theirs. It's fair enough not to support IE6 if you have no IE6 users, but most website owners can't guarantee that. Your approach will probably cause more people to leave than upgrade. What if one of those people leaving was your next big customer? IE6update is misguided, but this is completely offensive. It does not help IE6 users who, for whatever reason, *can’t* upgrade and it only makes your life easier, not theirs.

It’s fair enough not to support IE6 if you have no IE6 users, but most website owners can’t guarantee that. Your approach will probably cause more people to leave than upgrade. What if one of those people leaving was your next big customer?

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