I think we would all like to "phase out" IE6, but corporate america
refuses to allow their minions to upgrade or change browsers due to
the immense amount of IE6 optimized software they run.
Rather than spend the cash on upgrades, they hobble the entire network
with their 'requirements'
I can't see how it can be cost-saving in the long run, but
perpetuating mediocrity is one of corporate america's core principals.
jd
On Sep 5, 2008, at 7:54 AM, Nasir Barday wrote:
37 Signals decided to pick August 15th, no wait, October 1st, as the
day
when they would "phase out" IE6:
http://37signals.blogs.com/products/2008/07/basecamp-phasin.html
They must have been barraged with e-mails from angry users (probably
already
angry at Basecamp's extraterrestrial interface ...), because they
posted a
clarification:
http://37signals.blogs.com/products/2008/09/further-clarifi.html
Whoops, "phase-out"? Probably a stronger phrase than they intended.
And
nothing is going to happen on that day-- no features that are
compatible
only with the latest browsers, nothing to break current
functionality-- so
why make an announcement like this? With no concrete incentive to
upgrade,
the decision for the user to upgrade is arbitrary, and most people
will put
it off until it actually matters. This announcement strikes me as
premature.
Maybe I'm just being whiny on a Friday morning ...
Happy Friday,
- Nasir
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