It’s time to cut IE6 off.
I understand. Really. Firefox, Chrome, Safari… they’re scary, they don’t have ‘internet’ in their names, and they didn’t come pre-installed on your Dell workstation. This has always been the hurdle with getting people to make the big switch.
This time around, the cool kids’ browsers aren’t the only game in town. That’s right. IE 8 is actually a half-way decent browser.
I’m not saying we cut IE6 off cold turkey, but don’t spend as much time testing it as you do IE 8 or Firefox. Chances are, this is already the case anyway. If you’re feeling extra ambitious, throw a div at the top of your page for IE 6 users that says “Does this site look funny? Your browser is a bit old, and the latest version is faster and more secure.”
The longer we support outdated browser versions, the more work we make for ourselves. We’ve stopped designing for 800×600, and it’s time we stopped putting extra effort into supporting IE 6.
