Notice – if you haven’t already upgraded your browser past IE6, the train is pulling out of the station.

Tuesday, February 2, 2010

If you didn’t heed years of advice to upgrade your browser and you’re still using Internet Explorer version 6 (or less), the train is pulling out of the station!

Last month there was a big ruckus (see my posts too) about the Aurora attack exploiting IE6. For years now, IE6 has been a thorn in the side of web developers who constantly have had to add special code to handle the outdated browsers.

Now another nail in the coffin. Google killing support for IE6 in their applications.

As of March 1, Google will be killing support for IE6 in their web applications, and begin phasing out support for IE6 throughout Google. This is awesome news!

It will also save a lot of money from companies having to pay developers to spend extra time ensuring “compatibility” with the antiquated browsers.

Now if we could get Macs and their odd font sizing to match everyone else we’d be set O:)

Designers and Developers will be able to focus more on SEO, and marketing. Because that’s where it counts.

-David Lyle