Comments on: IE6 will never go away (it seems) http://nolancaudill.com/index.php/2009/07/02/ie6-will-never-go-away-it-seems/ thoughts and whatnot Tue, 09 Mar 2010 04:18:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Simon http://nolancaudill.com/index.php/2009/07/02/ie6-will-never-go-away-it-seems/comment-page-1/#comment-310 Simon Tue, 09 Mar 2010 04:18:00 +0000 http://nolancaudill.com/?p=171#comment-310 I have been watching this chart for a while. While it is painful to do so, I think little will happen to the IE6 user base in the near term. My theory on this is that the remaining 20% are now those who never ever update anything. (Some corporates and people who don't know how to). IE6 on these machines will only disappear once their old PCs go up in smoke and they are replaced with a new one which ships with 8. Even with 5-10% user base IE6 will still be A grade, so this could be a while if the web developers like it or not. The only people who could do something about this are Microsoft with a forced upgrade. I have been watching this chart for a while. While it is painful to do so, I think little will happen to the IE6 user base in the near term.

My theory on this is that the remaining 20% are now those who never ever update anything. (Some corporates and people who don’t know how to). IE6 on these machines will only disappear once their old PCs go up in smoke and they are replaced with a new one which ships with 8.

Even with 5-10% user base IE6 will still be A grade, so this could be a while if the web developers like it or not. The only people who could do something about this are Microsoft with a forced upgrade.

]]> By: Aki http://nolancaudill.com/index.php/2009/07/02/ie6-will-never-go-away-it-seems/comment-page-1/#comment-246 Aki Tue, 21 Jul 2009 19:31:53 +0000 http://nolancaudill.com/?p=171#comment-246 I think you are also forgetting that a large portion of IE6 users are corporate users who are simply not allowed to use any other browsers. A lot of vendors built applications based on IE6 and companies cannot upgrade because it breaks those apps. I think you are also forgetting that a large portion of IE6 users are corporate users who are simply not allowed to use any other browsers. A lot of vendors built applications based on IE6 and companies cannot upgrade because it breaks those apps.

]]> By: nolan http://nolancaudill.com/index.php/2009/07/02/ie6-will-never-go-away-it-seems/comment-page-1/#comment-245 nolan Thu, 02 Jul 2009 21:13:01 +0000 http://nolancaudill.com/?p=171#comment-245 Eric -- I agree with you that testing IE6 is important because of the people behind the browsers (and there are a lot of them). I'm just amazed at the longevity of the browser compared to the rest of the web. Eric — I agree with you that testing IE6 is important because of the people behind the browsers (and there are a lot of them). I’m just amazed at the longevity of the browser compared to the rest of the web.

]]> By: Eric Miraglia http://nolancaudill.com/index.php/2009/07/02/ie6-will-never-go-away-it-seems/comment-page-1/#comment-244 Eric Miraglia Thu, 02 Jul 2009 20:43:05 +0000 http://nolancaudill.com/?p=171#comment-244 Nolan -- to be clear, FF 3.0 will be moved to X-Grade, not to C-Grade. And yes, IE6 is still used by about 1 in 5 people. The number isn't dropping quickly. GBS is a testing matrix, not a report card, and testing on this browser is still important. As much as we might dislike IE6, we really do care about those users -- not just their money or their clicks, but their attention and experience. -Eric Nolan — to be clear, FF 3.0 will be moved to X-Grade, not to C-Grade. And yes, IE6 is still used by about 1 in 5 people. The number isn’t dropping quickly. GBS is a testing matrix, not a report card, and testing on this browser is still important. As much as we might dislike IE6, we really do care about those users — not just their money or their clicks, but their attention and experience. -Eric

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