Forget IE6

For me it comes down to one thing: Why should we care about 10-15 percent of internet users that refuse, or are unable, to upgrade? Unless you work on a site specifically targeting corporate clients there is absolutely no reason to care about them. If the majority of your users are non-corporate, then why limit their experience simply to maintain universal operability? I’d be interested to hear any counter arguments to this.

As Jayson has mentioned, Youtube recently made its site inaccessible to IE6 users. Last I checked they’re surviving just fine. If this has taught us anything, it’s: a. youtube is doing just fine without IE6 users and b. IE6 users continue to exist without having access to youtube.

Ultimately, the only way to get rid of IE6 is to stop coding for it. Do your part.

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