RIP Internet Explorer 6
Often a pain for many Web developers, the Aten Design Group from Denver is holding a funeral today for Internet Explorer 6 . The funeral announcement, online at ie6funeral.com , reads:
Internet Explorer Six, resident of the interwebs for over 8 years, died the morning of March 1, 2010 in Mountain View, California, as a result of a workplace injury sustained at the headquarters of Google, Inc. Internet Explorer Six, known to friends and family as "IE6," is survived by son Internet Explorer Seven, and grand-daughter Internet Explorer Eight.
While IE 6 isn't going away any time soon, this is a great example of how a small company can make waves by playing off the actions of a larger one. The funeral was inspired by Google ending IE 6 support in Google Docs. That plus a general disdain for IE 6 amongst the Web community led to what is sure to be a successful event in Denver and already some great media coverage at
CNN
and other outlets.
I look forward to seeing the reaction later today, but until then you can enjoy this photo of IE 6 in the urn. All of you who attended
Ignite Raleigh
last night know exactly what I'm talking about.
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It's like the way I tell our clients:
"As you know, technology is measured in dog years ...
... given that, I regret to say that in dog years ...
... your browser is dead!"
That works for the few incoming on IE 5.5 via ancient Macs as well.
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