Anti-IE6 Ads: You Wouldn't Drink Old Milk

[MamiyaOtaru]

their fault for stopping development of IE until Firefox emerged to offer a challenge. Great job MS

 

[NeeKo]

I never would drink that milk.

 

[beayn]

Saying this is like comparing a 9 year old car to 9 year old milk. People don't drop what works for them so quickly. It isn't something nasty like milk.

 

[Guest]

Problem is that you need the IE6 from any Windows 95/98/Me/2000 CD, and you can only upgrade Windows NT to IE6 (IE7 doesn't work on it I believe).
So on any of these older platforms you start out with IE6 (or can upgrade to IE6, and from there upgrade.
If MS discontinues the upgrade function of IE6 browsers, by creating websites that won't display on IE6 browsers, MS successfully disabled the further use of these ancient os'es.

 

[eddieroolz]

Dammit, everyone needs to move to Windows 7, now! The world would be a much, much better place that way.

 

[aneasytarget]

Everyday I say about IE6 -- "DIE DIE DIE DIE... DAMMIT Why won't you DIE????"

 

[anamaniac]

I can play CS:S version 3.0 on IE9?
Awesome!

 

[Gin Fushicho]

No commercials yet huh?

 

[yao]

Can I assume XP's market share is also around 17.6%?

 

[JohnnyLucky]

It doesn't seem much different from Microsoft wanting customers to switch to the newest version of Windows.

 

[drwho1]

IE9 sounds like a real upgrade...

IE8 from IE7... not so much.

 

[Silmarunya]

The fact so many people still use IE 6 (and IE 7 and 8 for that matter) proves there is something dramatically wrong with average joe's attitude to computing.

Europe headed the right way, thank god. At least my less tech savvy fellows are now aware there are alternatives to IE, thanks to the ballot screen. In my circle of friends, nobody actually kept using IE after seeing the ballot screen. They asked me or another friend which browser they should pick, I explained them why not to pick IE and they were happy ever after.

 

[Camikazi]

[citation][nom]lashabane[/nom]9 year old milk? mmmm, cheese I really wish people would do away with IE6 altogether. I don't care what browser they go to as long as it's something current.[/citation]
hmm 9 year old... either really bad milk or really good cheese...

 

[Cache]

How long until Microsoft issues an update via automatic updates that simply forces IE6 out once and for all?

 

[razor512]

I wouldn't want to drink 1 year old milk either.

Many people who use other browsers such as firefox still have IE6 because after IE6, microsoft got rid of the FTP folder support, meaning you cant open any folder and type in a FTP link and log in and use it like a local folder, this also means you cant have certain programs save directly to FTP with out 3rd party tools,

If I use firefox and I update from IE 6, I will lose features. sure newer versions may be more secure but I don't use the browser for anything beside windows update.Many people who use other browsers such as firefox still have IE6 because after IE6, microsoft got rid of the FTP folder support, meaning you cant open any folder and type in a FTP link and log in and use it like a local folder, this also means you cant have certain programs save directly to FTP with out 3rd party tools,

If I use firefox and I update from IE 6, I will lose features. sure newer versions may be more secure but I don't use the browser for anything beside windows update.

 

[ta152h]

[citation][nom]razor512[/nom]I wouldn't want to drink 1 year old milk either.Many people who use other browsers such as firefox still have IE6 because after IE6, microsoft got rid of the FTP folder support, meaning you cant open any folder and type in a FTP link and log in and use it like a local folder, this also means you cant have certain programs save directly to FTP with out 3rd party tools,If I use firefox and I update from IE 6, I will lose features. sure newer versions may be more secure but I don't use the browser for anything beside windows update.Many people who use other browsers such as firefox still have IE6 because after IE6, microsoft got rid of the FTP folder support, meaning you cant open any folder and type in a FTP link and log in and use it like a local folder, this also means you cant have certain programs save directly to FTP with out 3rd party tools,If I use firefox and I update from IE 6, I will lose features. sure newer versions may be more secure but I don't use the browser for anything beside windows update.[/citation]

Did you ever think of changing your alias to "redundant512"?

 

[Guest]

Also as a web developer, I have been only testing in IE6, firefox, chrome and safari. Our company still has iE6 installed on every computer, soon they will upgrade to IE7. It has been frustrating, but I am used to writing compatible code, it keeps html/css/dom simple.

 

[djcoolmasterx]

[citation][nom]slingxshot[/nom]Also as a web developer, I have been only testing in IE6, firefox, chrome and safari. Our company still has iE6 installed on every computer, soon they will upgrade to IE7. It has been frustrating, but I am used to writing compatible code, it keeps html/css/dom simple.[/citation]

They really should go straight to IE8.

 

[builderbobftw]

Dude, my IE6 on my laptop is still kicking, runs fine.

Thought about chagning, then decided to keep it old school.

 

[Darkerson]

[citation][nom]builderbobftw[/nom]Dude, my IE6 on my laptop is still kicking, runs fine. Thought about chagning, then decided to keep it old school.[/citation]

Good luck with all that I guess. Personally, I like my browsers to be a little more up to date / code compliant / dont cause me to get raped by embedded viruses/spyware/crap.