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Offline Simon

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Microsoft man: "My job is to destroy IE6"
« on: May 30, 2010, 12:06 »
The man in charge of Internet Explorer has told PC Pro that he's been tasked with destroying IE6.

Internet Explorer 6 continues to be the second most used browser version in the world at the ripe old age of nine, according to Net Applications. IE6's position as the default browser in Windows XP means many companies still cling to the browser. The continued use of old hardware in developing nations and consumer inertia have also contributed to IE6's longevity.

http://www.pcpro.co.uk/news/358276/microsoft-man-my-job-is-to-destroy-ie6
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Re: Microsoft man: "My job is to destroy IE6"
« Reply #1 on: May 30, 2010, 12:07 »
Not to mention all the bespoke applications that were written to use IE6's non-standard approach to the web. MS made the rod for their own backs.
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Re: Microsoft man: "My job is to destroy IE6"
« Reply #2 on: May 30, 2010, 12:14 »
And presumably, companies will now have to make a bigger leap than they would have done, had they progressed in stages?
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Re: Microsoft man: "My job is to destroy IE6"
« Reply #3 on: May 30, 2010, 12:20 »
Yes, but the big step would have been 6 to 7 anyway.
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Re: Microsoft man: "My job is to destroy IE6"
« Reply #4 on: June 02, 2010, 05:52 »
I still can't believe how so many people use IE.
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Re: Microsoft man: "My job is to destroy IE6"
« Reply #5 on: June 02, 2010, 06:45 »
Me neither. 

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Re: Microsoft man: "My job is to destroy IE6"
« Reply #6 on: June 02, 2010, 08:53 »
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Re: Microsoft man: "My job is to destroy IE6"
« Reply #7 on: June 02, 2010, 10:48 »
What?   :dunno:


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