IE Death March

Nick of Kerplunc writes:

We stopped supporting IE6 across all our sites a few months after IE7 came out, if people are too ignorant to upgrade, too bad! –Nick Barrett

Blake Lemmons of Auto Web Engine writes:

We service automotive dealers through the U.S. with our system and had been fighting IE6 issues from the beginning. We decided enough was enough so we developed our inventory management system from the ground up without consideration for IE6. We posted messages on log in screen and have been using SaveTheDevelopers.org script for some time. –Blake Lemmons

Anthony of Squarespace says:

Squarespace’s interface is just too advanced now to support those users. This also speaks to the sort of person we’d like to cater to. We’re not going to degrade experiences for the top 90% because of the bottom 10%—that’s ridiculous, especially considering that 10% also represents the highest tech support cost and lowest technical competence. Throwing out IE6 is a great thing. –Anthony Casalena

How could I forget? Both Jim and I have given up on IE6 for stevejobsfacts.com

So, we’ve officially stopped supporting IE6 regarding SJF. From this point on we wont be testing any changes to the site in IE6. Not that it ever worked properly in IE6, but it does (for now) work at least.

Both me and Dave are, like IE Death March states, planning on halting all support for IE6 in our development efforts by March 2009. Hopefully IE Death March catches on and inspires more developers, and front line web-services to also halt supporting IE6, and encouraging more users to update to IE7 or switch to a better more modern browser.-Jim at Zydev

Søren Hugger Møller at spiri.dk says:

Well, what to say? I agree 100%! IE6 must die! –Søren Hugger Møller

Michael Heilemann of Binary Bonsai, developer of the ever popular K2 wordpress theme, says:

I’ve stopped supporting IE6 a while back, hurrah! 🙂

–/M

Brian Fling says:

I cannot agree with this more. IE6 should no longer be supported. Microsoft has ended its support of it, so should we.

The web standards movement wouldn’t exist had we not drawn the line in the sand on Netscape 4, we need to do the same with IE6. –flingLog

Joen at Noscope writes in:

Hi,

I just dropped support for IE at my freelance portfolio site / blog, announcing it here.

http://noscope.com/journal/2008/08/ditching-ie6

I even created a copyright free logo for the occasion.

http://noscope.com/photostream/various/no_ie6s.png/view

Don’t know if you can use any of the above, but feel free to if you can 🙂

So in other words, I support your deathmarch.

–Joen

Awesome, thanks!

Xero, a web-based accounting system, says:

We’re all in favor of getting people to stop using IE6, as discussed here…

http://blog.xero.com/2008/07/phasing-out-internet-explorer-6/ –Philip Fierlinger

Don’t miss the awesome graphic.

WPLover ignores IE6 completely since the beginning. Haven’t regretted that decision one bit. Try to do the same with your site one day.

It’s liberating. –Hafiz Rahman