Comments on: Who supports IE6 these days?

By: .::Schonhose.nl::. » New layout online

.::Schonhose.nl::. » New layout online — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 16:16:58 +0000

[...] to put my new layout online. So here it is, the revamped version of Schonhose.nl. Despite my earlier comments I have tried to make the site work as good as possible with IE6 but some issues might come [...]

By: Dennis

Dennis — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 17:52:47 +0000

Your comment about IE7 only being for Windows XP used to be correct.

On October 5, 2007, Microsoft removed the ‘genuine software’ validation before install, which meant that all versions of Windows, whether legitimate or not, are able to install the browser.

So basically there is no reason to install IE7 and stop using IE6

I stand corrected: on the download site it still mentions it is for Windows XP or Windows 2003. That sucks….

By: Jay Williams

Jay Williams — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 17:25:20 +0000

I’m glad you aren’t supporting it any more, but unfortunately, a great deal of users are still using IE 6. And part of that is due to the fact that you can ONLY get IE7 on Windows XP. Older versions such as Windows 2K are out of luck.

Basically, if you’re making a private/hobby site for yourself, why cares about IE6.
But if you are building a site for a company that WANTS customers, you don’t want to turn anyone down just because their browser doesn’t match what “you” prefer.

And in all actuality, it normally isn’t too difficult to get IE6 it work, unless you have some really complex design.