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forquare1
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ClickyI think it's a brilliant idea!
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l3v1ck
What's a life?
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So what is he taxing for IE6?
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Spreadie
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Note to self - don't visit that site from the company laptop.  It's beyond a joke - more and more sites are becoming difficult to surf via IE7, and still our IT dept does nothing.
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paulzolo
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A problem with a lot of corporates which are stuck because they relied too much on Explorer for internal functionality. I can imagine the panic when a mission critical site becomes unviewable.
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finlay666
Spends far too much time on here
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Nothing  _________________TwitterCharlie Brooker: Macs are glorified Fisher-Price activity centres for adults; computers for scaredy cats too nervous to learn how proper computers work; computers for people who earnestly believe in feng shui.
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Linux_User
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My employer is going to standardise on IE8 over the next 12 months, I expect by then we'll be in a similar boat as we are now having IE6. 
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paulzolo
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No one cares about IE6 any more. If the site breaks, then tough.
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finlay666
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Really? Working in a company that specialises in web solutions we still find a lot of businesses still use it and require it to be compatible Unfortunately it does mean a lot of the cool stuff is reserved for better browsers (web sockets, canvas etc) _________________TwitterCharlie Brooker: Macs are glorified Fisher-Price activity centres for adults; computers for scaredy cats too nervous to learn how proper computers work; computers for people who earnestly believe in feng shui.
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paulzolo
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Microsoft have abandoned it. The best solution is graceful degrading of the site. Think of e6 as a black and white TV. You can till watch modern programmes on it you just won't get the extra benefit of high definition, colour and stereo sound. The basic message is still there. No TV company produces Sd back and white rogrammes any more, but the delivery method ensures that those left behind get something.
I just don't believe in busting a gut to get everything working exactly the same as it would in a more up to date browser. IE6 is the best part of a decade old.
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HeatherKay
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I can't believe any company's IT department hasn't been sandbox texting newer browsers against their systems with a view to migrating. In fact, any organisation that hasn't been doing just that ought to be ashamed of themselves. Having a blanket "we only use IEx" seems utterly bewildering to me.
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cloaked_wolf
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Much of the NHS systems still rely on IE6 due to integration of other software.
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timark_uk
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To the original article : good!
Mark
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JJW009
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Often the internal systems were tendered and paid for years ago. Do you really want various government departments spending trillions of your money on new contracts to update things...? _________________jonbwfc's law: "In any forum thread someone will, no matter what the subject, mention Firefly." When you're feeling too silly for x404, youRwired.net
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HeatherKay
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If it makes them more efficient, then a qualified yes. Justifying stasis is not the answer. It's admitting the installed system wasn't specified properly at the outset. How much does it cost to have someone in a corner of an IT department testing against new versions of stuff? _________________My Flickr | Snaptophobic BloggageHeather Kay: modelling details that matter. "Let my windows be open to receive new ideas but let me also be strong enough not to be blown away by them." - Mahatma Gandhi.
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jonbwfc
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Given government departments are notoriously bad at writing specifications, I'd rather they admitted the fact than not, frankly. Given the rule of thumb that employing someone actually costs roughly twice their wages, probably between 40 and 50K a a year per project. Jon
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