If I had my way, Internet Explorer (IE) wouldn’t exist at all in ANY version. Â I’d just stick with Safari and Firefox. Â But alas, Microsoft bundles IE with all their operating systems, and of course it’s what most people use. Â Well, if you’re one of those IE 6 users, please do the world a favor: Â upgrade. Â Do it yourself, get your IT Department or 6 year old to help you do it. Â The fact of the matter is that IE is blatantly not standards compliant. Â It often takes hours to get a web site to look correct in IE6 while other browsers show them just fine. Â Designers and coders must trick IE6 into doing things just to get a layout to work properly.
Enough is enough.
IE 8 is now the most recent version of IE, and while it’s not perfect, it’s a million times better than IE6. Â I mean, come on, it’s a FREE upgrade–just do it already!!! Â I’m at the point now where I will actually charge my clients more for a site in which they require IE 6 compatibility. Â It’s ridiculous. Â The browser has been out since 2002 or something ridiculous like that–it’s time to get over it!!
