Hi Mike No worries, not interested in war, but I do understand.
I guess the one big answer about "why change" is that, over time, sites will just stop working to their full efficiency. There is also the big one called "security" (or lack of). I hope, but I don't think, that this fabled desktop image would include FF3, Safari 3 or Opera 9.5 as the default browser :D even IE7 gives me the odd grey hair still. I can only think the organisations that can't upgrade are those completely welded to IE6 because their interfaces only work in that browser OR those that are still using Windows 95/98/2000. If their IT setup is structured that way well....they've got their own hole to dig out of. I guess what I'm getting at is that for new clients or redevelopments, we can do a lot to educate clients and customers and following on from that improve our lot as developers -- maybe even hasten IE6's demise. Thanks! James On Monday 04 August 2008 20:23:10 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > >Not wanting to hijack the PNG thread, so I've altered the subject. > > > >I understand the issues involve in huge migrations, it's not > >that easy.. > > At the risk of starting a war, it doesn't sound like you do understand. > > Before even starting to plan a migration, any decent corporation, of > whatever size, must first demonstrate a business advantage to the task. > The bigger the organisation is, the more likely they will have a desktop > image (XP Pro) that can be applied to any machine they buy in, > regardless of what is on it, so neither hardware obsolescence nor the > withdrawal of software support holds a big fear for most. > > The true question is not 'why not "upgrade" to IE7?' but actually 'why > change?'. > I can give numerous reasons to upgrade to FF, but no real reasons to > upgrade to IE7. > > > As an aside, I am not at all worried by this - it was the longevity of > IE4 that did most to make people aware of the alternatives; hopefully > IE6 will have the same effect: a little more short-term pain for some > long-term gain as they switch to Safari. > > Regards, > Mike ******************************************************************* List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm Help: [EMAIL PROTECTED] *******************************************************************
