Simply put, even Microsoft is encouraging people to stop using IE6. And on International Blue Beanie Day, too!
Source: mashable.com
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Pay attention! I don’t say this often: “Microsoft, I love you!”
Monday, November 30th, 2009Chrome Frame: What’s the big deal?
Tuesday, October 6th, 2009
Last week, Google introduced Chrome Frame, an extension to Internet Explorer that allows Google’s Chrome browser to work inside IE. The advantage of doing that would be a much faster JavaScript engine, better rendering, plus support for HTML 5. That’s all great, but why the all the fuss? To my eye, this looks like technology for technology’s sake.
The obvious target of this is the standards-ignoring, security-threatening, bloated piece of s…oftware called IE6. I’ve run into many instances of working for clients that MUST use IE6. Why MUST they? Because the work in tightly-controlled PC environments, where they’re unable to download, yet alone install, any software. That would include web browsers. Some clients have had such tight security policies that they weren’t even able to control their pop up blocker settings. These are people who have to put up with the inadequacies of IE6 because their IT department doesn’t trust them to install their own software.
I truly feel sorry for people who work in environments where they have no control whatsoever over their PC (remember that the ‘P’ stands for “Personal”). At first, it would seem that this Chrome Frame extension would be a workaround for those stuck in IE to experience modern rendering, the fastest (maybe) JavaScript engine, and some HTML 5 goodness, but it’s not. If they’re unable to download Chrome or Firefox to replace IE, how are they going to download the Chrome Frame extension? If they do not have rights to install, how are they going to install the extension, assuming they were able to bring the extension in from home on a USB drive (although many tightly-controlled workplaces have also disabled USB drives as well)? The answer is: they’re not.
OK, so maybe this is for people who can download and install on their own PCs, and THEY can experience the HTML 5 goodness, zippy JavaScript and fancy rendering. What’s been stopping them? If they can freely download and install, why not just use the real deal and download and install Chrome (or Firefox) in the first place?