It's time to stop using IE6

Post date: Jan 21, 2010 2:14:21 AM

Check out the article from ZDnet regarding Internet Explorer 6.

January 16th, 2010

Posted by Ed Bott @ 5:30 am

If your organization is still using Internet Explorer 6 on Windows XP, just stop. Stop it now.

The marketplace is filled with credible alternatives to IE6, including Mozilla Firefox and Google Chrome. If you need to use Internet Explorer because it’s required for compatibility with specific websites or apps, you have alternatives from Microsoft itself. IE6 was replaced with the newer, more secure Internet Explorer 7 in October 2006, more than 40 months ago. And Internet Explorer 8 was released in March of 2009, nearly a year ago. Both browsers have large improvements in usability, including tabbed browsing, but their biggest selling point is security.

read the rest of the acticle here: http://blogs.zdnet.com/Bott/?p=1645

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