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Internet Explorer 6 is holding back the future.

IE6 is the bane of every web developer's life. Released in 2001, IE6 fails to even properly support the CSS 1.0 standard from 1996.

Supporting IE6 prevents us from using cool new features, standard with up to date browsers. This erodes user-experience for everyone. Additionally, the hacks and workarounds that web designers are forced to use degrades their code, and this limits progress in other areas. Above all it's simply a waste of millions of hours of human potential.

Please help us to free the web from IE6

Twitterfeed: what people are saying right now

  • exit170 (Matthijs Schonewille) 18:02 2nd Jul 2009

    exit170 (Matthijs Schonewille) Are you using jquery? and ifixpng() ? It disabled my usemap in IE6. So now I replaced the png for a gif; no more ifixpng() and it works! >>

  • marynn (Marina) 18:01 2nd Jul 2009

    marynn (Marina) @BrunoMasei Fiquei também, os shows teriam sido perfeitos. Vi mais cedo, mas só pude twittar agora. O IE6 realmente me quebra. >>

  • exit170 (Matthijs Schonewille) 17:58 2nd Jul 2009

    exit170 (Matthijs Schonewille) I don't like IE6... I do like #moonfruit . Hmm.. is #moonfruit IE6 compatible? <- I guess this is a question for @moontweet >>

  • cannboys (cannboys) 17:55 2nd Jul 2009

    cannboys (cannboys) @maadonna There's a hacked IE6 on evolt.org (in the browser archive). make sure you don't have other IEs running at the same time. >>

  • rubenscd (Rubens Cavalheiro) 17:55 2nd Jul 2009

    rubenscd (Rubens Cavalheiro) RT @elielcezar alguém é parceiro para desenvolver um vírus que substitua automaticamente o IE6 pelo Firefox ou IE7 na máquina do usuário? >>

  • ScottHutchings (Scott Hutchings) 17:54 2nd Jul 2009

    ScottHutchings (Scott Hutchings) @cp21yos IE6 support is an interesting point. You looking at billing for it specifically or offering graduated support - render readable? >>

  • bernabauer (bernabauer) 17:54 2nd Jul 2009

    bernabauer (bernabauer) Acho que agora resolvi o problema do CSS do blog para IE6. Mas fica um aviso em amarelo grande informando sobre o navegador antigo. >>

  • xenohawk (xenohawk) 17:53 2nd Jul 2009

    xenohawk (xenohawk) IE6/IE7 Peek-a-boo bug.. die!! >>

  • bnsweb (Brad Sheldrick) 17:53 2nd Jul 2009

    bnsweb (Brad Sheldrick) @maadonna I use Virtual PC with a XP IE6 virtual OS downloaded from Microsoft. Works great but IE6 testing isn't worth the time IMHO. >>

  • palm9x (nathaniel bruck) 17:52 2nd Jul 2009

    palm9x (nathaniel bruck) @gdgt gdgt works great in my pre. the only way to get it at work. gdgt + ie6 = fail >>

  • wincool (win cool) 17:47 2nd Jul 2009

    wincool (win cool) IE6 is not match twitter >>

  • richstaats (Rich Staats) 17:45 2nd Jul 2009

    richstaats (Rich Staats) RT: @jschuller Oh... and the fact the theSevenFive.com looks like shit in IE6 is a FEATURE not a bug. #funnyasshit >>

  • cp21yos (Craig Phillips) 17:43 2nd Jul 2009

    cp21yos (Craig Phillips) I love Joomla when creating new templates, but, I hate IE6 for still having to be supported. Come January I'm just not going to support it! >>

  • keyboardcowboy (Owain Johnson) 17:27 2nd Jul 2009

    keyboardcowboy (Owain Johnson) RT @jonrundle: RT @colethorsen: Who doesn't love IE6? Bookmarklet to enjoy the #IE6 experience in any browser http://elbertf.com/ie6ify >>

  • amniisia (Niina Talikka) 17:27 2nd Jul 2009

    amniisia (Niina Talikka) @maadonna We use VirtualBox on Macs to emulate a PC with IE6: http://www.virtualbox.org/ >>

Please help us make the internet a better place:

  • make sure your browser is up to date
  • help others to get up to date
  • if you are a web designer, stop supporting IE6
  • spread the word: Boycott IE6