Microsoft Finally Pushing IE6 Users to Upgrade

productivity can be greatly increased with better browsers...

i guess people just don't feel like messing with other browsers.

I'm not so sure about the privacy being better.

Sometimes those security/advancements can be a real pain in the "browser".

I'm gonna send this article to our IT guy right now. I've been nagging him to let us upgrade because explorer 6.0 does not allow tabbed browsing. Having multiple windows open everywhere on a little work provided 15" CRT drives me crazy. I don't think that's asking too much.

On the corporate side, many corporations will not upgrade due to them not wanting to update their own websites and software that may not be compatible with newer browsers. Same reason goes for how many are using windows xp.

People still use IE?

suckers

This article is using outdated information from Net Applications. IE6 usage has dropped closer to 22% now, and IE8 marketshare has surpassed IE7.

http://marketshare.hitslink.com/br [...] px?qprid=3

These bloggers/publishers should know by now that there's new stats on the first of every month, so they might want to try timing these articles as such.

I like IE because when I click on the icon it loads immediatly where firefox I have to wait. Toss up between the two but I do have to say that after using IE7 or 8 you can't go back to 6... just no logical reason to.

Personally... I just don't want any more cr4p installed.
I believe a PC should run with very few extra apps and un-needed cr4p.

I'm forced to use in active-x based web editor (from inside the browser) to configure or internal building management system. My new work laptop shipped with W7 and IE8, I LOVED IT! Sadly it was not compatible with various softwares used in-house. I'm now stuck with XP and IE6 just for compatibility. (As are many in the workplace.) I use W7 and Chrome at home though!

My governement still uses IE6. Luckily for me, there is always Firefox Portable! At least, it doesn't crash when I visit this site.

Haha I'm on IE6 right now (at work). I believe that most of those IE6 users are corporations. Maybe thats why I haven't been able to access LogicBuy.

Microsoft started pushing the upgrade from IE6 to IE8 a while ago. Back in June of this year they started offering to donate food to needy children for every upgrade.

http://www.microsoft.com/Presspass [...] serPR.mspx

Its true that mostly companies would be the ones not updating. I seem to remember something about internal company web pages not being compatible with other browsers or newer versions of IE. So unless IE 7 or is it 8 now? are compatible I can see some companies still sticking with 6(been a while)

I recommend people use Opera then Firefox then IE as a last resort on pages that will not load on Firefox/Opera. Why do I recommend Opera over Firefox? I just like it better no real reason other then that. (I have heard its slightly more secure but both seem pretty secure to me especially when compared to IE lol)

I also recommend having all 3 browsers installed, some pages just look or work better in one or another then the others.

*kicks University IT department* Get a move on!

Srsly should have happened years ago.

Windows XP FTW
Only reason I moved to 7 is as an IT I need to know it...
What a shame, I loved XP64

IE6 works great and same goes for IE8 to my experience so far.
But Firefox should be king, specially for coders.

as head of IT we have been at IE 8 for a while now. it only made sense because otherwise people would be bitching to switch to firefox.

the main reason that it's more of a pain and many people probably don't switch is that Microsoft still bundles IE 6 on all of there latest and greatest versions available to download on Technet. Not only that but they also exclude a TON of patches that I have to redownload for every new image I make.

Why they still bundle IE 6 on those straight from Microsoft images is still beyond me......

I thought these statistics were a joke, until I joined college and found IT professionals here are still running IE6. No tabs! NO TABS! I thought this was just another fantasy internet article until it hit me this Fall Quarter. The most advanced and recognized institutions which breed our global geniuses are still using stone age cyber software.

I'm in the same situation. Honestly it's pathetic. The IT department here is basically filled with Computer Science Department rejects from the late 90's/early 2000's. *I* know more than they do about current tech. It's just sad

Microsoft shot itself in the foot when it made IE 6 as non-compliant as it could. Too many "professional" programs use IE6-only active-X controls, and most of the companies that created them don't exist anymore to update them to a modern framework. Worst are the in-house programs that no-one will take any credit for. How many payroll programs have to be run on IE6 is beyond me, but I've worked at three major companies, and all 3 require IE6 for just that purpose (in addition to many, many other reasons).

If Microsoft embraced open architectures from the get-go, it wouldn't find itself having to convince its own customers that the software that was "superior" only 3 years ago is now total crap and they need to move on.

well MS i agree but as long as you cannot upgrade IE 6 on windows 2k (besides being able to with other web browsers)then i am forced to stay with it on some of my PC's

The company my dad works at actually has moved over to IE7 in the past year and all they do is make workforce management stuff. http://www.kronos.com/ It gives me a bit of hope that places are (slowly) moving away from IE6

These people still using Explorer 6 are most likely the same people that need the instructions on the shampoo bottle. Just another reason why the internet is rampant with virus's, and trojans. WAKE UP PEOPLE!!!! Upgrade your browser its not going to kill you. By the way your waaaay overdue on your cars oil change.

"hopefully by way of a completely OS overhaul."

Marcus: The *last three consecutive* news articles I've read of yours have had weird stupid grammar / spelling errors... Dude. Spell check won't solve all your problems.

Either shape up or get someone to proofread your work. It reflects very poorly on the entire site.

Fire fox Portable

Sorry, but I'm a prefessional web developer of 14 years and prefer IE to all other browsers. The launch speed, the way text looks in IE, MS/IE integration and features/security are all reasons I like IE best. Safari is #2 and FireFox is dead last, that browser just seems old and grungy to me. Don't know, just personal preference I guess. Shoot me.

I did upgrade the IE 6 browser on my Win 2K Pro machine to Firefox.

That's 22% who use whichever browser comes with the OS (at least when it comes to Windows). My main reason for still using IE (alongside Firefox)is because there are many service sites I use that won't really work with anything else but IE. To be fair, I am fully aware that MS isn't the only company making its browser work outside internet accepted standards. But with its OS market share, this means many people are forced into buying Windows if they want to use certain internet services, like banking online for example. I also acknowledge that large companies and government offices offering their services on sites that are only compatible with IE are to blame too, but small businesses that can't afford much on site development might have no choice but to choose the "most popular" browser. And who gets screwed? Us!

Thank God! I guess Microsoft realizes the market share they will gain when their own software users are able to use BING! And now we won't have to develop an entirely separate site just to fix the bugs IE6 imposes for it's lack of meeting current standards. Do I hear less development time, more profit in our pocket? Cha Ching.

Strange how people stick with old software like that. Then again, they probably go with what has worked for them and are afraid of changing to avoid any complications. I don't think I have used IE6 since I was in high school...