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Re: Help with IE 6
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Originally Posted by GGCO View Post
Google has stopped supporting IE6 - don't worry about it.
That is extremely flawed logic.

Many major corporations are still using IE6 because of their update / security IT cycles. By ruling out any major browser, you may be artificially limiting yourself. Tens of thousands of employees at my company would be totally unable to see the page if you simply throw IE6 out the window, and I gaurantee others are the same.

Also, Google hasn't technically stopped supporting IE6. All their current features will continue to function in IE6. They simply won't be checking new feature compatibility against the browser.

So an IE6 user will still be able to view youtube videos, check his Gmail, and use googledocs. That's a far cry from just ignoring total compatibility.

I would be very concerned if I were in the website competition - because one of the judges just might be using an IE6 machine at one of those giant corporations.