The Man At Microsoft Charged With Destroying IE6 458
Barence writes "The man in charge of Internet Explorer has told PC Pro that he's been tasked with destroying IE6. Internet Explorer 6 continues to be the most used browser version in the world at the ripe old age of nine. IE6's position as the default browser in Windows XP means many companies still cling to the browser. 'Part of my job is to get IE6 share down to zero as soon as possible,' said Ryan Gavin, head of the Internet Explorer business group. Microsoft has also been giving further previews of Internet Explorer 9, with demonstrations showing two 720p HD videos running simultaneously on a netbook, thanks to IE9's GPU-accelerated graphics."
The Joker (Score:5, Funny)
Do you want to know why I use a knife? Guns are too quick. You can't backup all the... little emoticons. In... you see, in their last moments, browsers show you who they really are. So in a way, I know IE, Firefox, Mozilla, and Opera better than Ryan Gavin ever did. Would you like to know which of them were crashers?
Why didn't they think of this before? (Score:4, Funny)
GPU-accelerated graphics? What a concept!!!
Re:EOL XP already... (Score:4, Funny)
Pay google a meager sum to add some javascript that displays an "upgrade to IE9" link instead of google search for people still running IE6.
Do the same thing on Bing.
Sure, you could get around it with a user-agent switcher - but if you're savvy enough to do that, chances are you're not running IE6...
Re:IE6 is NOT the most popular web browser... (Score:5, Funny)
No, IE6 is the most common web browser, however (and directly because of the former) it is the least popular web browser.
Re:With IE6 compatibility mode. (Score:5, Funny)
... or you need to offer IE6 compatibility in the new browser.
Is that what they call brokewards compatibility?
Re:EOL XP already... (Score:2, Funny)
I would be willing to bet that Google search is used FAR more frequently than Youtube at work.... wait... oh.... yeah... good point.
Re:Karma is a bitch... (Score:1, Funny)
This one being no exception.
Re:IE6 is NOT the most popular web browser... (Score:5, Funny)
The iTunes updater installing a completely unrelated program is a little different than Windows Update updating a Windows program from one version to another. :P
I noticed your name wasn't Bad Analogy Guy, so I felt it needed to be pointed out.
Re:IE6 is NOT the most popular web browser... (Score:3, Funny)
Can't be that hard to rotate the last character of the product name by 180 degrees.
Re:Easy! (Score:1, Funny)
I like my version better:
1. Go to the head of the server room.
2. Knock him out using chloroform, remove all of his clothes, and lay him down on his computer desk.
3. Take a sledge hammer and smash all of the web servers in the company office.
4. Place the sledge hammer next to his right hand and a bottle of tequila in his left hand. (NOTICE: Wipe down the hammer and the bottle!!!)
5. Lastly before you leave, snap all of the backup disks for the corporate software and with all other backup media create a small bon fire in the garbage can near the picture of the founder of the company.
6. Profit
To be quite honest, I am not sure how this would eliminate IE6, however it would at the least force management to look into new corporate software. Also for profit side, take pictures of the whole room and see if you find any buyers. Or you could simply post it on YouTube and post the link on Slashdot. Make sure to be an AC when you do the last bit.
Re:EOL XP already... (Score:3, Funny)