Microsoft's positively ancient browser, Internet Explorer 6, has been in the firing line for quite some time. Although it was first released in 2001, which is centuries ago in internet years, it's still used by a surprising amount of people, especially in China and India. Lots of people complained about the browser, claiming it was outdated, slow and, in certain cases, downright dangerous. Until now, however, Microsoft didn't do much to kill it off, even releasing regular security patches for it!
Well, it looks like the giant corporation has come to its senses - it has formally asked users to upgrade to a newer version, preferably Internet Explorer 8 or 9. This is an encouraging change from Microsoft, and it's true that compared to IE6, most things can be considered an improvement. Even so, we really think that if you are making the jump to a newer, better browser, try something like Chrome or Firefox instead. You'll be surprised at the difference it makes.
No comments:
Post a Comment